A remarkable film...Baker and Tsous simple narrative feels like a richly authentic documentary.
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07/10/08
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Take Out (2008)
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Reviews Counted: 17 Fresh: 17 Rotten:0 Average Rating: 7.5/10
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 87 mins
Theatrical Release: Jun 6, 2008 Limited
Synopsis: Take Out is a day-in-the-life of Ming Ding, an illegal Chinese immigrant working as a deliveryman for a Chinese take-out shop in New York City. Ming is behind with his payments on his huge debt to the smugglers who brought him to the US. The collectors have given him until the end of the day to... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Charles Jang, Jeng-Hua Yu, Wang-Thye Lee, Justin Wan, Theodore Bouloukos
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06/24/08
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A gritty portrait of the struggles of a Chinese food deliveryman in Manhattan.
06/07/08
Bravo to Take Out for giving a face and voice to some of the hardest-working amongst us and allowing us all to see and hear them through this remarkable, important and passionate film.
06/07/08
The movie took a long time to get distribution, but there's no expiration date on filmmaking this strong.
06/06/08
Relying on ambient sound, a handheld camera and lots of close-ups, Take Out is realistically raw and bleak.
06/06/08
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The season’s freshest, most sympathetic movie about making your way in modern-day Manhattan with a little help from your friends.
06/06/08
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A day in the life that speaks to the unnamed and discounted that literally fuel the Western world.
06/06/08
A perfect jewel of a movie made by young directors who understand that social conscience is the handmaiden of all great art.
06/06/08
Like Ramin Bahrini's coffee and donuts dirge, Man Push Cart, this tragic immigrant tale humanizes those most invisible in our midst, and with a kinship among workers that nourishes their will to endure and overcome. Take Out splendidly delivers.
06/06/08
An entertaining, no-budget tale of an illegal immigrant who delivers take-out Chinese food, illuminating the life of one of the big city's anonymous.
06/05/08
Some of the most authentic neorealism this side of De Sica. This is as exceptional as microbudget cinema gets.
06/04/08
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...manages to mix immersive, pseudo-documentary filmmaking with a suspenseful narrative.
06/02/08
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