Take Me (2017) (original) (raw)
Ray (Pat Healy) is in the boutique simulated abduction business. An understandably threadbare market, he jumps at the chance when a mysterious caller (Taylor Schilling) contracts him for a weekend kidnapping with a handsome payday at the end. But the job isn't all that it seems. A black comedy that threads the needle between crime thriller and slapstick farce, Take Me is as twisty as it is funny.
Ray (Pat Healy) is in the boutique simulated abduction business. An understandably threadbare market, he jumps at the chance when a mysterious caller (Taylor Schilling) contracts him for a weekend kidnapping with a handsome payday at the end. But the job isn't all that it seems. A black comedy that threads the needle between crime thriller and slapstick farce, Take Me is as twisty as it is funny. (less)
Director: Pat Healy
Writer: Mike Makowsky
Starring: Taylor Schilling, Pat Healy, Alycia Delmore, Jim O'Heir, Mark Kelly, Toby Huss
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Review by Brian Orndorf, May 11, 2017
7 / 10
Actor Pat Healy has been involved in a few very uncomfortable films, playing unsettled types in �Compliance� and �Cheap Thrills.� For his latest directorial effort, Healy collects every darkly comedic trick he�s picked up while working in front of the camera, joining screenwriter Mike Makowsky for a twisted romp that examines escalations in violence and fetishism, making �Take Me� a decidedly weird and often surprising viewing experience. The production doesn�t always sustain momentum, but Healy manages his opening and closing to satisfaction, while leaving plenty of room for himself and co-st ...read more...
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