Take Shelter, the sophomore effort from writer/director Jeff Nichols, represents a major step forward from Nichols’s first film, Shotgun Stories. Shotgun Stories, a very good movie in its own right, showcases Nichols’s particular skill for building and sustaining tension and capturing the nuances of interpersonal relationships. But where Shotgun Stories at times feels aloof and seems to linger too long on some scenes, Take Shelter is tightly edited and intimately involves the viewer in the lives of its characters.
Chillopedia: From time to time, disaster movies have shown their monetary potential by rocking the box office. They are also one of the most popular themes for directors to make movies on. That is probably because of the vastness of nature, and how little control man has over it. If there is anything we can be certain about Mother Nature, it is that it is extremely uncertain.
Clickonline writes: "After just three films, 34 year old American filmmaker Jeff Nichols has made his mark as a talent to watch. With his latest feature Mud in cinemas this week, we’re taking a look back at his career so far."
CPC:
It’s not the rare occurrence when I disagree with the film critic community. This isn’t done out of spite or anything like that. Rather, it stems from a lack of tolerance for pretentious “art films” and mundane Oscar-bait on my part. Take Shelter seemed it wasn’t going to be one of those cases, however. Thrillers are in my wheelhouse. Trailers for the movie seemed full of intrigue and plenty of mind-fucks. I was grossly mistaken, though, as Take Shelter proved to be anything but intriguing.
Got this movie on Blu ray and watched it a few nights ago and thought it was great
