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.
No one's a cliche; no one speaks dialogue the viewer could have muttered a beat or two ahead of the movie; no one hews to a mode of behavior fabricated to explain away his or her irrational behavior.
– John Anderson,
Newsday,
13 Jul 2012
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Polley (who's been an actress herself) never judges these people she's created. Instead, she depicts the giddy, fleeting and illusory nature of new love, and lets us get caught up in it, too.
– Christy Lemire,
Associated Press,
16 Jul 2012
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A hard-headed, generous film about love.
– Cath Clarke,
Time Out,
14 Aug 2012
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Take This Waltz is a Remarkable, Offbeat Love Story