
Ming Ding, an illegal Chinese immigrant working as a bicycle deliveryman for a busy Chinese take-out shop in New York City, has made a grave mistake: Ming has borrowed money from a dangerous loan shark to pay for being smuggled into the U.S. As the pitiless henchmen demand their money back by midnight, proud Ming works his fingers to the bone on a long, rainy day to come up with the payment. Suddenly, the dream of creating a better future for his family is starting to turn so... (Full plot summary below)
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Ming Ding, an illegal Chinese immigrant working as a bicycle deliveryman for a busy Chinese take-out shop in New York City, has made a grave mistake: Ming has borrowed money from a dangerous loan shark to pay for being smuggled into the U.S. As the pitiless henchmen demand their money back by midnight, proud Ming works his fingers to the bone on a long, rainy day to come up with the payment. Suddenly, the dream of creating a better future for his family is starting to turn sour. Can Ming pull off a surprise victory?
Leave your thoughts about Take Out.
| TheDivaReview.comDiva VelezBravo 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. |
| Film ThreatEric Campos"Take Out" turns out to be quite an infectious watch, tickling surprising laughs from its audience and teaching them to be a little nicer next time they make an order for delivery. |
| Boxoffice MagazineMatthew NestelA day in the life that speaks to the unnamed and discounted that literally fuel the Western world. |
| Entertainment InsidersJonathan W. HickmanThe filmmakers have tried to approach their subject from the Ken Loach school of filmmaking and their really hands-off style is refreshing -- nothing seems forced. |
| AV ClubNoel MurrayThe movie took a long time to get distribution, but there's no expiration date on filmmaking this strong. |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsLouis ProyectA perfect jewel of a movie made by young directors who understand that social conscience is the handmaiden of all great art. |
| New York TimesNathan LeeThe season's freshest, most sympathetic movie about making your way in modern-day Manhattan with a little help from your friends. |
| Los Angeles TimesGary Goldstein[The] endless string of demeaning apartment-doorway interactions with a convincing cross-section of hungry customers is darkly funny, even if it never snowballs into the After Hours-type obstacle course one might hope. |
| New York Magazine/VultureSara Cardace...manages to mix immersive, pseudo-documentary filmmaking with a suspenseful narrative. |
| VarietyRobert KoehlerA deeply affecting portrayal of a struggling Chinese emigre in contempo Gotham. |