
A seasoned team of bank robbers, including Gordon Jennings (Idris Elba), John Rahway (Paul Walker), A.J. (Hayden Christensen), and brothers Jake (Michael Ealy) and Jesse (Chris Brown) Attica successfully complete their latest heist and lead a life of luxury while planning their next job. When Ghost (Tip T.I. Harris), a former member of their team, is released from prison he convinces the group to strike an armored car carrying $20 million. As the "takers" carefully plot their... (Full plot summary below)
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A seasoned team of bank robbers, including Gordon Jennings (Idris Elba), John Rahway (Paul Walker), A.J. (Hayden Christensen), and brothers Jake (Michael Ealy) and Jesse (Chris Brown) Attica successfully complete their latest heist and lead a life of luxury while planning their next job. When Ghost (Tip T.I. Harris), a former member of their team, is released from prison he convinces the group to strike an armored car carrying $20 million. As the "takers" carefully plot their strategy and draw nearer to exacting the grand heist, a reckless police officer (Matt Dillon) inches closer to apprehending the criminals.
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| Reel Talk OnlineCandice FrederickCheck out Takers for end of the summer fun. Leave your brain at home. |
| Chicago ReaderAndrea GronvallLaughable subplots about Elba's addicted sister (Marianne Jean-Baptiste) and Dillon's crooked partner (Jay Hernandez) only slow the action, which is all this movie has going for it. |
| Metro Times (Detroit, MI)Jeff NieselMatt Dillon's the only thing going for this heist flick |
| ColeSmithey.comCole Smithey"Takers" should have been scooped out of the gutter and tossed away in a little plastic bag... |
| CinematicalEric D. SniderA buffet of Gritty Crime Drama clichés that offers no surprises but nothing egregiously stupid, either. |
| BeliefnetNell MinowRap star T.I. and R&B star Chris Brown have produced the movie they thought would be fun to star in rather than the movie that would be fun to watch. |
| Reeling ReviewsRobin CliffordSolid direction, an almost-terrific story, good ensemble acting and fine behind the camera work make the trip to the air conditioned theater on these dog days of summer worthwhile. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliThe style feels a little like that of the recently departed TV show "24," albeit without Kiefer Sutherland, the split screens, and the ticking clock. |
| Screen InternationalTim GriersonLeaning very heavily on style and attitude, the film won't win a single point for originality, but director John Luessenhop keeps the action rolling along at a steady clip. |
| Miami HeraldRene RodriguezA crackling crime drama assembled from a scrap heap of hoary cliches, Takers proves that everything old can sometimes really be new again. |