people with granola for brain/0ff-center/sophisticated/ ironic take on

[vil]

Dear teachers,

Would you be kind enough to help me to interpret the expressions in bold in the following excerpt from an entertainment news?

Five middle-aged people with granola for brains and the maturity of 13-year-olds get themselves into big trouble over very little in this tragicomedy by the always off-center Joel and Ethan Coen ("No Country for Old Men," R, 2007).

Still, this film is best reserved for those 17 and older. Young people with a more sophisticated view will better tune into the film's stylized portrayal of stupidity and self-absorption, and its ironic take on how "real life" and the secret world of spies exist side-by-side yet don't quite understand each other.

people with granola for brains = brainless
off-center (a) = eccentric, queer, odd,
sophisticated (a) = refined, cultivated, experienced, complicated, worldly, counterfeit, perverted
take on = ?

I cauth the meaning of the expression “ironic take on” but I came round to the opinion that there is something wrong here.
If “take on” is a verb so “ironic” have to be “ironically”.

Thank you for your efforts.

Regards,

V.

[Anglika]

It is "an [ironic take] on something". "Take" here is the noun with the meaning of : a distinct or personal point of view, outlook, or assessment.

Your other suggestions are fine.

[Raymott]

Dear teachers,

Would you be kind enough to help me to interpret the expression in bold in the following excerpt from an entertainment news?

Five middle-aged people with granola for brains and the maturity of 13-year-olds get themselves into big trouble over very little in this tragicomedy by the always off-center Joel and Ethan Coen ("No Country for Old Men," R, 2007).

Still, this film is best reserved for those 17 and older. Young people with a more sophisticated view will better tune into the film's stylized portrayal of stupidity and self-absorption, and its ironic take on how "real life" and the secret world of spies exist side-by-side yet don't quite understand each other.

people with granola for brains = brainless
off-center (a) = eccentric, queer, odd,
sophisticated (a) = refined, cultivated, experienced, complicated, worldly, counterfeit, perverted
take on = ?

I cauth the meaning of the expression “ironic take on” but I came round to the opinion that there is something wrong here.
If “take on” is a verb so “ironic” have to be “ironically”.

Thank you for your efforts.

Regards,

V.

"take" here means "interpretation, view, opinion".
For example:
"What's your take on the expressions in bold?"