Take Out
Cavu Pictures | Release Date: June 6, 2008 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
80
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Village VoiceAaron Hillis
This is as exceptional as microbudget cinema gets. Read full review
88
Slant MagazineDerek Smith
Economic anxiety is rarely spoken about in the film, but the life-and-death importance of dollars and cents is felt in every frame. Read full review
83
The A.V. ClubNoel Murray
The movie took a long time to get distribution, but there's no expiration date on filmmaking this strong. Read full review
80
The New York TimesNathan Lee
Take Out is the season’s freshest, most sympathetic movie about making your way in modern-day Manhattan with a little help from your friends. Read full review
80
VarietyRobert Koehler
This day in the life of a young man attempting to earn cash for his family back home gathers impact by the reel. Read full review
80
New York Magazine (Vulture)Sara Cardace
Shih-Ching Tsou and Sean Baker’s gripping, no-budget tale of a day in the life of a young Chinese immigrant taking on extra restaurant delivery duties in order to pay off a debt manages to mix immersive, pseudo-documentary filmmaking with a suspenseful narrative. Read full review
75
LarsenOnFilmJosh Larsen
In this early feature, which he co-wrote and co-directed with Shih-Ching Tsou, Sean Baker displays a soon-to-be-familiar instinct and affection for characters existing on the edges of society. If his eye for casting and sense of narrative drive isn’t finely honed yet, you can still sense a unique cinematic perspective being brought to bear on an overlooked milieu. Read full review
75
Movie NationRoger Moore
Take Out, beautifully shot and coming to a Criterion DVD, makes a gritty, intimate portrait of working life on the struggling end of the spectrum. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesGary Goldstein
His endless string of demeaning apartment-doorway interactions with a convincing cross-section of hungry customers is darkly funny, even if it never snowballs into the “After Hours”-type obstacle course one might hope. Read full review
60
Time OutDrew Toal
Take Out is a sweet-and-sour look at the immigrant experience. Read full review
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