Last Updated on September 6, 2024 by
Take My Hand is a 2024 Romance Movie Directed by John Raftopoulos. It stars Radha Mitchell, Adam Demos, and Bart Edwards and has a runtime of 1h 42m. It will be released on August 30, 2024.
Take My Hand movie is based on a true story. Any attempt at critiquing it feels a bit like kicking a puppy.
Laura (Meg Fraser) is a young girl who loves horses as a teenager and Michael (Xavier Molyneux) young Greek-Australian man who works, though with no desire, in his father’s fruit business. She gives him a bit of the treat-’em-mean-keep-’em-keen treatment and they grow closer: He learns to ride with her and she attends his football games.
However, fate takes a final twist when Laura gets an opportunity to attend a British university, and the two are, unfortunately, separated. Twenty years later, Laura (played by Radha Mitchell here) has moved to London, with her three sons, a nanny, and a great job in banking. She still finds time to spend with the children despite her husband’s obsession with work. But when she gets disturbing signs of signs like falling over and memory loss that does not disappear, she goes to the hospital for a checkup and is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis – which by the way is a disease her mother has been suffering from for years.
As it is stated, hardship makes people either unite or split, and in the given story, the latter is true. Laura is unceremoniously let go of her job in her firm and is offered a golden handshake while at the same time, tension rises in her marriage. She wants to go back to Australia and he does not (and they fight about whether he had agreed to do so before). In the story, Laura does get a break but she returns home in a way she never expected. She meets him once again, and this time Michael has become Adam Demos, with his own experiences in life.
While most of the performances are decent, there are moments in the script where the dialogue seems rather stilted. The cast of the two actors portraying the roles of Laura and Michael as teenagers and adults is admirable. Mitchell captures the different aspects of the adult Laura perfectly- the self-pity, anger, despair, love, etc and as the father to Laura, Darren Gilshenan graduates from the rather strict and aloof man that he portrays in the scenes with the young Laura into a more compassionate man taking care of a sick wife. Demos is immensely likable, even if his character as written is a bit too one-dimensional: he’s kind of heavenly, it’s like he is almost too good for this world.
Sometimes it has a certain air of the US disease-of-the-week made-for-television movie about it and has a somewhat contrived ending. However, in the process, some scenes are quite touching for example the scene where Michael who is carrying a fascination with Laura helps to clean her up after a nasty experience in a restaurant. John Raftopoulos’s wife, Claire Jensz was diagnosed with MS when she was only 28 – they are seen at the end of the film.
They were both executive producers of the series. Now, I do not want the viewers to think that Take My Hand is outright horrible – it is not – however, the presence of considerably more filmmaking experience on the part of the movie’s creators could have contributed to the creation of a better film.
Take My Hand 2024 Parents Guide Age Rating
Take My Hand is not rated because it has not undergone the official rating process by the Motion Picture Rating (MPA).
Violence & Gore: Violence scenes within the frame of the movie are negligible; there are no scenes where characters are physically violent on one another. However, the action, characters, and plot may not appeal to some viewers or be appreciated by all, especially since the characters go through some painful and distressing scenes in real life with Laura’s MS. Some viewers might argue that the movie does a fairly good job of portraying the illness, and the effects it has on Laura and her family as very realistic, which can be disturbing to young audiences or those that are sensitive to such themes.
Profanity: The movie may only contain occasional mild language but is not particularly prominent in the script. Once or twice the characters may get angry and use simple obscene language not beyond ‘damn it ‘ especially when Laura is upset with her husband.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking: These are likely scenarios of adult characters consuming alcohol, either for business purposes or it be as a stress reliever. It is safe to say that alcohol is not portrayed as attractive but rather is integrated into the narrative. From the foregoing summary, there is no hint of drug use or smoking in the movie in its entirety.
Sexual Content: Thus, the movie can be seen as portraying more emotional links than mere physical liaisons. However, some scenes of affection might be present in the relationship between Laura and Michael when they are teenagers and they become adults, for instance, embraces and kisses. No sexually explicit scenes are evident but there could be a scene of married couples or people having intimate moments.
Take My Hand seems to be a heartfelt drama film that depicts realistic societal problems, and therefore it is best suited for teenagers and adults. Despite little physical violence and no nude scenes altogether, the movie has dramatic themes, which are likely to be a bit too dark for children and teenagers. Perhaps, the stories in the play afford good moral lessons to learn from, though one needs to be mature enough to understand the true meaning of the occurrences in the play. Recommended Age: 13+ (as some of the episodes might contain themes that could be considered as mature for younger teenagers).
