Take This Waltz

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  • Opened June 29, 2012 (NY; 7/6 LA)
  • 1 hr 56 min
  • R | Graphic Nudity, Some Strong Sexual Content and Language
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 17+. More on child suitability

  • Michelle Williams plays 28-year-old Margot, happily married to Lou (Seth Rogen), a good-natured cookbook author. But when Margot meets Daniel (Luke Kirby), a handsome artist that lives across the street, their mutual attraction is undeniable. Warmly human, funny and bittersweet, TAKE THIS WALTZ deftly avoids romantic clichés and paints an unusually true and unsentimental portrait of adult relationships. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Luke Kirby, Sarah Silverman, Jennifer Podemski, Diane D'Aquila
  • Director: Sarah Polley
  • Genres: Drama

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TAKE THIS WALTZ

by thedoctor777

This film was a delight and pleasure to watch. Michelle Williams brings an effervescent and quirky woman character to a new height. She gives a fantastic performance. The film moves along a little...

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SKIP THIS DULLARD AND GO TO THE BEACH!!

by Peneflix

Michelle Williams and Seth Rogen star as a couple ("Margot",  "Lou") so devoted to each other that their endearments are flavored with untoward, torturous sentiments. She is aimless, rootless, devoid...

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So so bad

by sebd8078

I don't know why people say this is good. It was painfully slow and Michelle Williams' character is possibly one of the most annoying movie characters ever. Way too long, way too much unnecessary...

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
| Calvin Wilson

As memorable as it is insightful, Take This Waltz is one of the best films of the year. Read full review

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Washington Post
| Michael O'Sullivan

Known for comedy, Rogen and Silverman are the film's most delightful surprises, and their performances shine. Read full review

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Movieline
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Take This Waltz is an unusually kind film about infidelity -- not because it sidesteps or shortchanges heartbreak, but because it doesn't let any one of its characters bear the full burden of blame. Read full review

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Steven Rea

Michelle Williams is a beautiful moper. Read full review

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Michelle Williams and Seth Rogen in "Take This Waltz."