Take Shelter (2011)
2h 0m | PG-13
Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself.
Director: Jeff Nichols
Studio: Hydraulx
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Horror
Video: 720p
Cast
Michael Shannon
as Curtis LaForche
Jessica Chastain
as Samantha LaForche
Shea Whigham
as Dewart
Tova Stewart
as Hannah LaForche
Katy Mixon
as Nat
Robert Longstreet
as Jim
Reviews
I do love slow-paced thriller films and this is exactly that. Having said that, there is something that makes me uneasy about the ending. It is up to so many interpretations that the writer / director of the film didn’t know himself how to end otherwise a close-to-brilliant story with a decent acting. Would I watch it again? Possibly. Would I make my friends watch it? I guess so.
_Take Shelter’s_ a slow burn, but it gets under your skin. Shannon’s great—properly intense—and there’s loads to chew on about fear, family, and mental health. Bit heavy-handed at times, and it drags in spots