Takers
Sony Pictures (2010)
Action, Crime, Thriller
In Collection
#12630
0*
Seen ItYes
IMDB   6.2
2 hr 0 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   PG-13
Matt Dillon Det. Jack Welles
Paul Walker John Rahway
Hayden Christensen AJ. - The Builder)
Zoe Saldana Rachel Jansen
Idris Elba Gordon Jennings
Johnathon Schaech Scott
Michael Ealy Jake Attica
Jay Hernandez Eddie Hatcher
Chris Brown Jesse Attica
Steve Harris Lt. Carver
T.I. Dalonte' Rivers/Ghost
Marianne Jean-Baptiste Naomi Cozier
Gaius Charles Max
Gideon Emery Sergei
Zulay Henao Monica Hatcher
Director
John Luessenhop
Producer William Packer
Chris Brown
Writer John Luessenhop
Peter Allen


Slick, stylish, and flush with studliness, Takers follows a cadre of thieves as they plot a tricky new heist. The movie has two strengths: it deftly juggles three intertwining plot lines (the mechanics of the heist itself; the maneuvering of the police hunting the thieves; and the scheming of a former member of the gang who feels betrayed) and it walks a fine line between just enough realism to make us care about the thieves (the performances are effectively understated) and just enough absurdity to make everything entertaining (each of the guys has his own fancy car!). It doesn't hurt that the man flesh is all ridiculously handsome (Paul Walker, Idris Elba, Chris Brown, Jan Hernandez, Hayden Christensen, even old-school hunk Matt Dillon) and smashingly tailored in swank suits. And there are a handful of high-energy sequences--including a chase that features zippy parkour climbing stunts through moving traffic--that give the story clichés a nice jolt of pep. All in all, Takers probably won't stick in your memory very long, but it's good fun while it lasts.
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