Takers (2010)

A group of bank robbers find their multi-million dollar plan interrupted by a hard-boiled detective.

Director:

John Luessenhop

Writers:

Peter Allen, Gabriel Casseus,

Stars:

Chris Brown, Hayden Christensen, Matt Dillon

2 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chris Brown	...	Jesse Attica
Hayden Christensen	...	A.J.
Matt Dillon	...	Jack Welles
Michael Ealy	...	Jake Attica
Idris Elba	...	Gordon Jennings
Steve Harris	...	Lt. Carver
T.I.	...	Ghost (as Tip 'T.I'. Harris)
Jay Hernandez	...	Eddie Hatcher
Johnathon Schaech	...	Scott
Paul Walker	...	John Rahway
Marianne Jean-Baptiste	...	Naomi
Gaius Charles	...	Max
Gideon Emery	...	Sergei
Zulay Henao	...	Monica
Glynn Turman	...	Chief Detective Duncan

Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

bank | heist | armored car | planning | detective | 

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Taglines:

Taking Theaters Soon

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan] Sony Pictures [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 August 2010 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Preneurs

Filming Locations:

410 Boyd St, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£208,390 (UK) (1 October 2010)

Gross:

$57,744,720 (USA) (12 November 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Screen Gems, Rainforest Films, Grand Hustle Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The characters John Rahway played by Paul Walker, and the Attica brothers played by Chris Brown and Michael Ealy are all named after prisons. Attica is in Upstate New York. And Rahway Prison is in New Jersey.

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Goofs

A Ducati sports motorcycle is used throughout the movie. Ducatis are renowned for their distinctive twin cylinder snort, which is unlike almost every other modern bike. Yet, every time it appears the sound we hear is that of a big Japanese 4 cylinder sports bike, nothing remotely like the sound of a Ducati.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Eddie Hatcher: [to Welles] You look like shit, man.

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Connections

References The Italian Job (2003)

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Soundtracks

Worse Than Yesterday
Written by Chris Vrenna, Clint Walsh and Jonathan Bates
Performed by Tweaker featuring Mellowdrone
Courtesy of Waxploitation Artists

User Reviews

Parkour

Actually, a sub-par heist movie, but entertaining enough. I found the first heist more enjoyable to watch than the second which held no surprises for me. The first pokes fun at local television crew types which the writers apparently find predictable, stupid and gullible.

The plot and characters are not memorable, but as I said entertaining. What really impressed me about the film was the use of Parkour by the Chris Brown character. They brought it down from the rooftops of Europe down to the busy streets of Los Angeles. This free running art was used to go through a subway station, a park, a commercial building and through moving traffic. To me Parkour is much more exciting than a car chase. The one unbelievable part was that the the two cops, played by Dillon and Hernandez, could keep up the chase without being trained in the art. It was not the best Parkour I have seen in a movie, but I applaud the effort and it made watching the film worth it and for a while suspenseful.