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 Cozier
Steve Harris	...	Lt. Carver
T.I.	...	Ghost (as Tip 'T.I'. Harris)
Jay Hernandez	...	Eddie Hatcher
Zoe Saldana	...	Lilly
Johnathon Schaech	...	Scott
Paul Walker	...	John Rahway
Marianne Jean-Baptiste	...	Naomi Cozier
Gaius Charles	...	Max
Gideon Emery	...	Sergei
Zulay Henao	...	Monica Hatcher

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:

heist | bank | detective | planning | police | 

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Taglines:

Taking Theaters Soon

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, a sexual situation/partial nudity and some language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp] Sony Pictures [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 August 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bone Deep

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 first and last exchange between Idris Elba's character and Paul Walker's character are exactly the same, albeit the lines are switched the second time around.

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Goofs

When they are running away in the tunnel from the armored car heist, a cameraman can be seen in the shadows on the left side.

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Quotes

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

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Connections

Spoofs True Romance (1993)

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Soundtracks

"The Best Thing"
Written by Kram (as Mark Maher)
Performed by Kram
Courtesy of Universal Music Australia
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

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.