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 Attica (Chris Brown) 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 out their strategy and draw nearer to exacting the grand heist, a reckless police officer (Matt Dillon) inches closer to apprehending the criminals.
Someone has to say it, so I will: Shaky cam is out of control.
– Amy Biancolli,
Houston Chronicle,
27 Aug 2010
rotten:
With no emotional heft to the performances, it's hard to care whether anyone's dreams are dashed or fulfilled. That leaves the heist itself to compensate, but it only digs deeper into tired action movie cliches.
– Ian Buckwalter,
NPR,
27 Aug 2010
fresh:
as long as you understand exactly what kind of hack cinema you are getting into, Takers can be pretty fun.
– Mary F. Pols,
MSN Movies,
3 Sep 2010
rotten:
Not terrible, but undemanding.
– Trevor Johnston,
Time Out,
29 Sep 2010
rotten:
Laughable 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.