But by then the damage is done and we’ve been dragged along too slowly to feel invested in the characters despite the strong visuals and performances.For all of our coverage of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, Click the button below and wait for a message from our Facebook bot in Messenger!Sundance 2011: ANOTHER EARTH Wins Alfred P. Sloan Award; PARIAH and THE…COLLIDER participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means COLLIDER gets paid commissions on purchases made through our links to retailer sites. In the great big grab-bag of Hollywood movie tropes, there aren’t many as well-used or as long-serving as the protective father.Whether a plot contains disaster, alien invasion, or meddlesome terrorists, the bond between patriarch and family is enough to inspire great feats of heroism. De : Jeff Nichols / Etats-Unis-2012 Genre : Drame psychologique La bête de festival Take Shelter sort enfin chez nous. The Top 50 ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ Episodes, Ranked‘Mulan’ Heading to Disney+ for a Hefty Extra Fee This September‘Hannibal’: Bryan Fuller and Hugh Dancy Talk Network Censors, Season 4 and More in 90-Minute…Settle In, Here Are 22 of the Most Unforgettable Long Takes in Movie HistoryFinal Trailer for ‘The Boys’ Season 2 Is Extremely NSFWWhen we see Curtis’ dreams, the film slaps us awake and Nichols is able to create the sense of dread he wants to achieve. From Sundance 2011, read Matt's Take Shelter review for writer/director Jeff Nichols' psychological drama starring Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain. Critic David Edelstein says the film is terrific. Film Books Music Art & design … In Take Shelter, Michael Shannon dreams of an apocalyptic storm, and builds a backyard bunker for his family to survive. Radiant: Jessica Chastain in Take Shelter . But as his fear of a cataclysmic event deepens, his attention to his daily life, along with his sanity, begins to unravel.I applaud Nichols for trying to tie in legitimate wide-spread fears with Curtis’ fear of the storm. Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain star in Jeff Nichols' apocalyptic drama, Take Shelter. Starring Michael Shannon (Boardwalk Empire) and Jessica Chastain (The Help, Tree of Life), Take Shelter explores one man’s struggle with his responsibilities as a father and a husband.Amidst the drama, a helping of science fiction permeates the landscape and throughout the film, the … Il marque la naissance d'un réalisateur talentueux. I’m a big fan of Shannon, but Nichols over-indulges his lead actor and lets him pause for what seems like five minutes before every line of dialogue. Without giving too much away, Nichols is able to get the movie back on track in the last twenty minutes by finally pushing Curtis and Sam’s relationship to a turning point. Attention, les amateurs de destructions massives à la Bay ou Emmerich, courez voir ailleurs, ce … However, when the film hits the second act, Nichols’ drops the dreams and slows the pacing to a crawl. Convinced that such a storm is indeed brewing on the horizon, he becomes obsessed with building a shelter in his back yard, while expressing all of the destructive, anti-social and self-deceiving symptoms of paranoid schizophrenia.Curtis’ motivation is to ensure the safety of his young family, but his reasoning is unsound. Take Shelter est le deuxième film de Jeff Nichols après Shotgun Stories, un film qui est passé relativement inaperçu et qui pourtant était fort réussi. However, his is a character flaw that reflects backwards, casting the obsessive urges of the likes of John Matrix, Taken’s Bryan Mills or countless Harrison Ford characters in a whole new light. Samantha is a stay-at-home mother and part-time seamstress who supplements their income selling …