Takers

  • 2010


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35 %
28 % Rotten
$ 80 Million
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Positive Reviews 18
Negative reviews 32
Average Rating 2.3/5
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3.0
But in spite of the pedigree of the actors involved, the relationship feels shoehorned in from another movie altogether. Av Club
3.0
type Movie Current Status In Season Wide Release Date 08/27/10 performer Hayden Christensen, Matt Dillon director John Luessenhop distributor Screen G .. EW
2.0
TAKERS disparate cast tries hard to bring some personality to the movie, but their characters seem short changed by the bad writing. Common Sense Media
4.0
Oozing with style, Luessenhop has put together a very flashy and appealing film.He has crafted an exciting and often thrilling movie that will surely .. We Got This Covered
3.0
The Wires Idris Elba heads up a West Coast posse of sharp dressed kleptos who do one big job a year and nightclub it the other 364. Time Out
1.3
If youre feeling nostalgic for those days, then theres Takers, one of those late summer ensemble action movies that feels vaguely like a recreation of ..
1.5
Admittedly, the screenplay, credited to four writers including Luessenhop, doesnt break much new ground, doling out the usual cops and robbers intrigu .. Screen Daily
3.0
By now there have been so many classic heist movies that its hard to imagine a fresh variation on the theme, but the genre never quite loses its appea .. The Hollywood Reporter
2.5
The problem with Takers, a routine, patchily engaging heist thriller, is that it takes and it takes and it takes.
1.0
Meanwhile, the director of Takers, a try hard heist movie of clomping unoriginality and self regard, is labouring under the embarrassing delusion that .. Telegraph
1.0
Takers, the new heist movie starring blah, blah, blah, blah, blah and T.I. (whos scary bad and just plain scary), would be a good snooze if it werent ..
1.5
Takers is the logical result of watching Heat over and over and over until your brain burns out, and then wondering what it would look like if the who .. Cinema Blend
3.0
Chief among them is Matt Dillon, who, as in last years Armored, scowls and broods through an entire movie like a man nursing four ulcers. Ny Daily News
2.5
Given the final body count of Takers, a sequel would be a challenge, but, reportedly, a prequel is in the works. The Globe And Mail
2.0
Still, given its Us Magazine cast and habit of slavish imitation, Takers is a punchy and surprisingly un awful actioner, one that tweaks the Michael M .. Philly
3.8
Takers is an entertaining throw away fun but ultimately unmemorable. ReelViews
1.3
The disparate cast tries hard to bring some personality to the movie, but their characters seem short changed by the bad writing. Combust Ible Celluloid
1.0
Matt Dillon gets top billing as a dedicated blue collar cop, but he doesnt have a fighting chance for the audiences sympathy opposite suave Idris Elba .. Chicago Reader
2.0
It is a whirlwind, bang up finish that pulls you away from the taut thriller so carefully handled until the banal blowout.
2.0
It is a whirlwind, bang up finish that pulls you away from the taut thriller so carefully handled until the banal blowout.
1.3
Filmmakers Huck Botko and Andrew Gurland have infused The Virginity Hit with a stunningly amateurish feel thats reflected most keenly in its execution .. Reel Film Reviews
3.0
Luessenhop gets good performances but bobbles the many gunfights and action scenespoorly staged, badly edited. News Review
3.5
The films biggest drawbacks are, one, its lack of originality and, two, its rather dated production. Screen It
2.0
One chase scene on foot through an office building raises the tempo, but the film, perhaps aiming at the epic quality of Heat, has about as much reson .. Independent
3.5
Its not enough to describe Dead Man as simply an anti western; its an iconoclastic deconstruction of late 19th Century American values and mores, many .. Pop Matters
3.0
The View London Review out ofstarsRunning time:minsDirected by John Luessenhop, Takers stars Idris Elba as Gordon Jennings, the leader of a group of h .. View London
2.5
Takers is all so slickly handsome, its like a string of European clothing commercials interrupted by the occasional plot. Film Journal International ..
1.9
Unfortunately, the overly derivative, familiar and predictable nature of the crime thrillers lamebrained plot isnt its only problem. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
1.9
Takers might have made a perfectly decent little B heist movie, but someone had to go and forget to give the cameraman his Ritalin.Since the film is a .. Boston
4.5
Its a bumpy start, from the perspective of the moviegoer hoping for something fresh.
2.5
This is not good news for anyone seeking late summer caper escape. Toronto Star
2.0
Wall to wall music, glossy handheld camerawork and frantic editing all conspire to try and make this seem a lot more exciting than the relentlessly un .. Guardian
2.0
Double crosses and betrayals abound, along with laughable cliches, caricatured portrayals, and a riveting but exhausting street chase. Susang Ranger
2.0
As long as you know that those are the real reasons to see Takers, you can sit back and enjoy it as the last popcorn flick of the summer season. Movies
1.5
And it needs all the sense it can get.This isnt old man grouchiness either; Ive seen My Bloody Valentine perform live so I know what its like to have .. Movies
2.0
Set in Los Angeles, it benefits from the charismatic presence of Idris Elba as one of the sharp suited criminals, but hes underused, while Matt Dillon .. Express
2.0
It would definitely have been more at home deep somewhere in a Redbox. Las Vegas Weekly
3.0
And while Takers never dares to veer from the basic cops and robbers formula, especially when it comes to admitting women into its testosterone lacque .. Total Film
1.0
What is surprising about the film is its lack of verve an absolute must for a heist flick and something which even the worst of the Oceans films boast .. Hollywood
2.0
Written by a committee of four screenwriters, Takers is a nondescript heist movie where the only thing less developed than its one dimensional charact .. Coles Mithey
1.5
If you arent bothered by this simple Grand Canyon of logic, then go see the movie and enjoy the hell out of it.But otherwise, youll get more of this p .. 7M Pictures
3.0
Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe See our privacy notice Thank you for subscribing!.Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Em .. Mirror
1.0
Its a pretty breathless set piece and one thats expertly crafted with the right amount of visual clarity to establish location and dizzying quick cuts .. Digital Spy
1.9
This aspect of the cops and robbers thriller Takers really stood out to meand hurt my enjoyment of the film. Christianity Today
4.5
Like being ordered to have long hair and smile on stage, but wondering how to smile with a trombone in your mouth.Or repeatedly told youre not good en .. News Blaze
2.5
Director John Luessenhop and his squad of writers make gestures in that direction but never actually get beyond the surface tension the style as oppos .. Hollywood And Fine
2.0
Its a heist flick of shoddy craftsmanship, abysmal performances, and meaningless conviction, but the movie knows how to cook on occasion. Brian Or Ndorf
2.5
Even casual audiences will wonder what exactly is motivating all the daredevil stunts. Js Online
2.0
Having cut his teeth on Americas Most Wanted, its unsurprising that Luessenhops strength is in frantically edited action. Sky
2.5
Especially in an action movie: Paul Greengrass, this means you.Maybe its me, but I thought the point of watching fistfights, chases and shoot outs was .. Chron
1.0
Zealous action fantasies, pea brain exposition.The romantic crew of bank robbers is livin large, giving a cut of their swag to charities and doing a l .. East Bay Express
2.0
Then again, since John Luessenhops film is merely a mini Michael Mann effort populated by one dimensional cliches, its hard to get too worked up about .. Nicks Chager
3.0
But if you can try to get past that, Takers is kind of awesome and awesome end of the summer blockbuster. Reel Talk Online
2.5
Stallones Expendables would have done better with this story.I can see it now. The Scorecard Review
2.5
Suffice it to say, Takers is the cinematic equivalent to leftovers and none of them are very fresh. Illinois Times
5.0
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2.0
Luessenhop has obviously seen Michael Manns Heat and liberally borrows from that films structure (featuring both police and heist procedurals) and ove .. Kc Active
2.5
Its not an awful B movie heist thriller; its just not a very clever one. Blu Ray Ign
3.0
The minor story lines stand out as extremely strong assets to the overall film. Big Hollywood
2.5
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1.5
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