Take This Waltz

2012 "A funny, bittersweet tale of love…"
6.5| 1h56m| R| en| More Info
Released: 25 May 2012 Released
Producted By: The Movie Network
Country: Spain
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Official Website: http://www.magpictures.com/takethiswaltz/
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Twenty-eight-year-old Margot is happily married to Lou, a good-natured cookbook author. But when Margot meets Daniel, a handsome artist who lives across the street, their mutual attraction is undeniable.

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Drama, Comedy, Romance

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Sarah Polley

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Cubussoli Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!
Listonixio Fresh and Exciting
Voxitype Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.
Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.
sooftennegative I seem to recall joining IMDB ~2 years ago specifically to review this film. I never got around to it and this bit of a review will be only be a collection of thoughts and impressions that are left from that couple of hours a long while backI will state upfront that I identify with Lou (Seth Rogan) for reasons I will not get into and some of my opinions may be from an unavoidably screwed up POV. Still married for 37 years though.#1) In the early scene (which may have been the opening scene) where Margot (Michelle Williams) is looking into the oven in the position others have noted is the proverbial "sticking her head in the oven wanting to kill herself"position, a male walks in. The scene is a little blurry from sunlight coming through the window and he has his back to the camera. The scene is repeated near the end of the movie. It is not the same scene though. In the early scene he is wearing shorts. In the later scene he is wearing long pants. I believe we were supposed to assume the character was Lou in that early scene and understand Margot was dying to get out of the marriage to Lou. The truth seems to be that the whole rest of the movie was a flashback and that guy was Daniel (Luke Kirby) in both scenes. Margot was dying to get away from Daniel by that time. By backing up to both scenes I did decide neither kitchen was the one Lou is so often using in testing his chicken recipes. They were both Daniel's kitchen.#2) In the first roller coaster scene as she and Daniel are riding, there are exciting noises of people laughing and children screaming in fear. However when the ride is over and the camera pulls back, it is apparent they are nearly alone in a rather dark building (or tent) with no crowd at all. The excitement was in her head. In the later roller coaster scene, she is alone and manages to smile at some point and become happy again just being alone. I will not try to interpret beyond that.#3) In the swimming pool shower scene Margot and a group of young women are talking about starting something "new." A woman from a group of older ladies across the room speaks up quickly and announces that "What's new gets old." I think this may be the major moral of this story. Margot picked "new" boyfriend Daniel over "old" husband Lou, but that got old too.#4) In the scene where Margot is trash talking to Daniel about Lou as she and Daniel stroll down a sidewalk. She is complaining something about Lou filling the trash with rotten chicken, etc. That is probably a major scene for anyone who has ever been the "Lou" in a marriage and a barely noticeable scene for anyone who has not.#5) I realize the movie was mostly about Margot, but Lou could have used a little more screen time. He took it all just a little too well IMHO and Margot surely could have had another of her rather well performed "face of regret" scenes while seeing his pain.That's all. Well it was two years ago!
Angel Youles The story follows Margot (Michelle Williams) who without doubt loves her husband, Lou (Seth Rogen), and has been married to him for years, one day she meets who turns out to be her new neighbour on a plane Daniel as she gets to know him more she cannot deny her feelings for him.The story focuses on the married couple's relationship and their attempts to reignite a lost spark between them. It's daring for the filmmaker to portray a story about infidelity in love. Many love films portray infidelity as something committed by the antagonist or villain of a film, yet this film seeks to, on a very human level, understand how this can happen in long loving relationships by inviting us into the mind and heart of Margot.A moment in the film that really resonated with me was when she was the most joyful and with Daniel, when they were on the fair ride with the song "Video Killed the Radio Star." By Buggles playing. It's the moment that the film invites the audience to see what's important as they can relate it to a previous sequence where she explains how much the song meant to her and her brother. This emphasized by the end sequence as the song is playing at the end, telling us how important Daniel is her happiness.It's a love story like no other, as it is about loving two people. There is an overall sadness about the marriage and that she wants it so much to work, yet she has love and desire for another man. The husband is portrayed as understanding to her by the end of the film as the have realized their unhappiness.It's a very powerful and enjoyable film that explores the nature of love and relationships.
adi_2002 As you can see the synopsis here is written in only one phrase. The movie lasts for almost two hours. For such a small subject the entire flick is too slow and boring. Yes the action is nice but why show the same scenes again and again? In lack of something else you deliver the same repeated action. Seth Rogen is inappropriate for his role, he looks like a geek who doesn't belong there. The role of the spouse was better acted. Also the part of the lover was again weird, because the guy looks like he is gay. Of course there is some nudity in it but not in a vulgar way so that's good, you don't see this in other movies.I remain to my point that is too long, it could be made easily in 70 or 80 minutes not 120. Give it a chance and I wish you good luck not too fall asleep.
grantss Disappointing.Had real potential as a relationship drama, but is clumsily told, and full of pretentiousness. Doesn't fall apart completely - just when you think there is no hope for it, the movie has something semi- profound to say. Sadly, these moments are few and far between.Good cast wasted. Michelle Williams' dramatic skills are evident in the first half of the movie but from a point, pretty much the same point as when the movie turns to sh*t, her performance becomes one of crying spells and distant stares. Seth Rogen and Sarah Silverman are great comedic actors but they hardly have a funny line between them. Rogen seemed out of his depth, and clumsy, in a romantic/dramatic role.