ClickOnline reviewer Daniel Anderson writes:
Take Shelter uses subtle CG to illustrate the apocalypse in Curtis’ mind and while it could never be mistaken for a blockbuster; event movies could learn something about restraint from the effects here, and all on a mere $5 million budget. On only his second film, Nicols direction is superb and it’s clear he has a great command of actors, though there are perhaps a few too many scenes illustrating Curtis’ mental state – a shorter cut could have been more effective.
The ending is likely to be divisive – at first I found it cheapened the power of what came before but it has grown on me – but there’s no doubting that Nicols has produced an impressive, layered drama with sterling performances. Highly recommended.
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
I want to see this but it's not playing near me
This looks quite decent actually. Go team apocalyptic delusions