Review - Take Shelter - 2011
Take Shelter is a 2011 psychological thriller-drama film directed by Jeff Nichols starring Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain. The film is made on a five million dollar budget which I respect, I love seeing films on a small budget just kick the living daylights out of most Hollywood-ised films. Some think small budget means bad, to be blunt that's just ignorance.
The Plot: Curtis LaForche (Shannon) Keeps having end-of-days apocalyptic visions including very vivid dreams. I don't want to say any more than that as it is a film that needs to be gone into knowing not much about it. I will say this, from the films mesmerizing opening to it's fantastically, strangely epic ending, it unfolds with such captivating story telling that slowly captivates the viewer.
The Performances: Michael Shannon delivers a powerhouse of a performance, he sent chills down my spine in several scenes of utter acting genius, it still sends chills down my spine as I wright this, honestly it's one of the great performances of all time in my opinion. There is a scene, and don't worry I won't give anything away, but it involves Shannon losing it in a food court, it is, without a doubt in my mind, one of the greatest moments in cinema. It's utterly goose-bump educing. Jessica Chastain is proving to be one of today's best actors, she is brilliant in the film but this is Michael Shannon's courier defining film and performance.
The Technical Aspects: The cinematography is just downright gorgeous it captivates the viewer right from the beginning and in dramatic sequences it remains fluent, it never seems disjointed, it remains it's own. The angles are precise and the editing is nothing short of incredible, can't speak highly enough of the technical aspects.
The Writing: The script is brilliantly written by directer Jeff Nichols and is especially standing out in the food court flip out scene, ahh, how I love it, it's a thing of cinematic genius how that played out.
Re-Watch-Ability: It's highly re-watchable, one to be in awe of every time, I recommend a straight up purchase.
The Verdict: Take Shelter is a triumph in film-making and acting, it's one of the great films as far as I'm concerned, 10/10, a must see for everyone. Thank you for reading my review!
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