Take Back

Released Jun 18, 2021

1h 30m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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20%

5 Reviews

Tomatometer

22%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

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Zara and Brian are living the perfect small-town life when Zara heroically foils a robbery and becomes headline news. This unwanted notoriety draws elements of Zara's mysterious past back into her life, putting the lives of her family in danger. When Zara and Brian's daughter is kidnapped by a sadistic gang of people traffickers led by the vicious Patrick, the pair face a race against time to save her life. With Det. Chalmers also on Patrick's trail, Zara and Patrick's paths collide in a final stand-off in the desert.

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Cars change every shot they film… what?! Amateur movie

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Too much filler for the little substance of a generic story in a typical low budget B-grade film that didn't offer up anything new. Producer and director Christian Sesma's directing was decent in some parts, horrible in others - Rourke's hair blowing like Fabio's in slow-mo, especially towards the end which had the lamest and most amateur trade-off/stand-off I've ever seen, it was laughable. This is the first ever writing credit for Zach Zerries, and it shows. It was riddled with plot holes, predictable, and omg some of the dialogue was horrid. There's a part near the end that Rourke repeated his line; why? I'm shocked that none of the producers including Rourke didn't give the screenplay a once-over to make some much needed edits. The normally comfortable 89 min runtime felt dragged out, and the slow pacing didn't help. There was too much nonsense filler, and the premise of the story needed more substance, and had someone added that to the script, this film could've been way better. Even the overall sound was bad, like everyone forgot to bring the boom mics up close, instead of hanging high up in the air. The cinematography was good, and the performances were actually not bad, considering Sesma clearly failed in directing his cast properly. Luckily he had some seasoned actors who pulled through, and the White's performances were the stand out for me. Even my boy Rourke seemed bored for most part of the film. Oh, and what was the meaning and purpose of his bandages lol? Sloppy writing, and lots of it. But considering it's from an amateur writer, the blame falls mainly on the experienced director being even sloppier and lazy at his job. A little effort could've gone a long way in this one. But as is, it's only a 5/10 from me.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Christian Sesma

Director

Michael Jai White

Brian

Gillian White

Zara

Mickey Rourke

Patrick

James Russo

Schmidt

Paul Sloan

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Phil Hoad

Guardian

This smalltown revenge thriller starts off well but takes a fatally long time to gather momentum.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 24, 2021

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

Take Back is time-wasting trash that should be avoided at all costs, unless you're a masochist who is compelled to see all of [Mickey] Rourke's horrible movies in the final years of his career.

Sep 6, 2021

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Josh Bell

Crooked Marquee

When the Whites get to cut loose, they make the most of it, but those opportunities are disappointingly minimal.

Rated: C-

Jun 22, 2021

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Travis Hopson

Punch Drunk Critics

White is by far the most impressive aspect of a thriller that starts off hot, then cools down to such a degree that it never quite recovers

Rated: 2.5/5

Jun 18, 2021

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Alan Ng

Film Threat

It's a great film to relax at home with and enjoy a steady stream of light suspense and action... and support up-and-coming stars.

Rated: 6.5/10

Jun 16, 2021

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Synopsis

Zara and Brian are living the perfect small-town life when Zara heroically foils a robbery and becomes headline news. This unwanted notoriety draws elements of Zara's mysterious past back into her life, putting the lives of her family in danger. When Zara and Brian's daughter is kidnapped by a sadistic gang of people traffickers led by the vicious Patrick, the pair face a race against time to save her life. With Det. Chalmers also on Patrick's trail, Zara and Patrick's paths collide in a final stand-off in the desert.

Director: Christian Sesma
Producer: Stefan Colson, Tom Conigliaro, Kimberly Hines, Phil Hunt
Screenwriter: Zach Zerries
Distributor: Shout! Studios
Production Co: Head Gear Films, Ton of Hats
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 18, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 18, 2021
Runtime: 1h 30m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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