Jeremy of The Daily Rotation wrote, "It’s really hard putting your finger on a film like Take Shelter. There are various things in the film that director Jeff Nichols gets right, but he takes too much time building it up to a payoff that can go one of two ways. Everything about the film is really strong and stable, but the lacking story holds it down from being a great film. It had all of the ingredients for being a great film like Oscar caliber performers Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain, but it doesn’t have the right recipe to mix everything together, resulting in a good film that might not be worth the trip to the theater."
