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Takers
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Luessenhop
Written byPeter AllenGabriel CasseusJohn LuessenhopAvery Duff
Produced byWill PackerTip “T.I.” HarrisJason Geter
StarringMatt DillonPaul WalkerIdris ElbaJay HernandezMichael EalyTip “T.I.” HarrisChris BrownHayden Christensen
CinematographyMichael Barrett
Edited byArmen Minasian
Music byPaul Haslinger
Production
companies		Screen GemsRainforest FilmsGrand Hustle Films
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing
Release dateAugust 27, 2010 (United States)
Running time107 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$32 million[1]
Box office$69.1 million[2]

Takers[3] is a 2010 American heist action thriller film directed by John Luessenhop and written by Peter Allen, Gabriel Casseus, Luessenhop, and Avery Duff. The film stars Matt Dillon, Paul Walker, Idris Elba, Jay Hernandez, Michael Ealy, Tip “T.I.” Harris, Chris Brown, and Hayden Christensen. The film follows a group of professional bank robbers who specialize in spectacular robberies. They are pulled into one last job by a recently paroled cohort only to be pitted against a hard-boiled detective and his partner who interrupt their heist.[4]

Plot

Detectives Jack Welles and Eddie Hatcher investigate a daring heist by a group of well-organized bank robbers. Led by Gordon Cozier, the crew consists of John, A.J., and brothers Jake and Jesse Attica. A former member, Ghost, was caught during a previous robbery five years before. In his absence, Jake began a relationship with Ghost’s former girlfriend Lilli Jansen, who recently accepted his marriage proposal.

After Ghost is released from prison, he reconnects with the crew and proposes a major heist. Only five days from now, $25 million will be transported by a convoy of two armored trucks, with all the money being carried in the first truck.

Dressed as construction workers, the crew hide out underground, while Ghost poses as a police officer, so he can keep an eye out for the trucks. Meanwhile, John is ready to take out Ghost with a sniper rifle from the top of a nearby garage in case the whole thing is a set-up. The crew plan to detonate a blast when the armored trucks pass overhead, causing the trucks to fall underground. However, a cyclist causes the lead driver to stop short and the explosives are detonated too early. The lead driver radios the police, while armed guards pile out of the rear truck.

A gunfight ensues between the robbers in the crater and the guards on the street, until John commandeers the rear truck and rams the lead truck into the crater where the crew cut into it. John and the other robbers pack the cash into bags, and flee through different sewage tunnels which they know to intersect with the subway system.

Welles and Hatcher show up on the scene, and, after learning of the robbers’ escape through the sewer system, remember a map of the city subway system from the Russian gang hideout, and deduce that they must be escaping through the stations marked on the map. They rush to the nearest station, where they find Jesse, and a chase ensues, during which Jesse hides his bag of money and is cornered. He shoots Detective Hatcher and escapes while Welles stops to aid his partner, who dies from his wound.

Jesse reconvenes with the rest of the crew at a hotel room. It is now revealed that Ghost had previously cut the same deal with the Russian gangsters to rob the truck but doublecrossed them by going early, effectively cutting them out. Ghost gives the Russians the hotel room number, then escapes out the bathroom window, just before the Russians storm the room and attempt to kill the crew. A.J. sacrifices himself to save the others in the ensuing gunfight, and the rest of the crew are able to kill the Russians and flee the building before the police arrive. Jake and Jesse return home where Jake finds Lilli’s corpse. Also, the safe where they kept their secret stash of money has been cleaned out. The police surround their bar and kill both when they make a suicide charge outside.

Gordon and John separate to make their escape, but realize that Ghost intends to take all of their money, which is being held by Scott, a well-connected fence. Ghost sneaks onto Scott’s private plane and kills him, taking their laundered money in two suitcases. Gordon and Detective Welles arrive, and a three-way Mexican standoff results in which Ghost hits both Gordon and Welles. As Ghost prepares to finish Gordon off, John arrives and shoots him dead. John recognizes Welles as the same cop who was with the little girl. John and Gordon refuse to kill Welles. A gravely wounded Welles manages to call 911 for help on his cell phone. John and an injured Gordon take the money and drive off with Gordon’s sister Naomi in tow, John asks Gordon “Are we good, brother?” and Gordon replies by saying “All signs point to it.”

Cast

Reception

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 28% of 113 critics’ reviews are positive. The website’s consensus reads: “Takers boasts some gripping set pieces and keeps things moving quickly, but its two-dimensional characters, clichéd script, and brazenly derivative plot make it hard to recommend.”[5]

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Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 45 out of 100, based on 20 critics, indicating “mixed or average” reviews.[6] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of “B” on an A+ to F scale.[7]

Today called it “almost a good little heist movie”, praising the plot twists but criticising the characterization.[8] Author Stephen King, in his end-of-the-year Entertainment Weekly column, listed it at #5 of his best films of 2010. He says that “the climax does strain credulity, but the characters feel real and the armored-car heist is the best action sequence in 2010”.[9][full citation needed]

Box office

The film was number one at the box office during its opening weekend, making $20,512,304. Takers made its U.S. debut on approximately 2,600 screens at 2,206 locations. According to Box Office Mojo, “The heist thriller tripled the start of Armored, and it came in only a bit behind last summer’s higher-profile The Taking of Pelham 123. Its initial attendance was also nearly 50 percent greater than similar titles like Dead Presidents, and Street Kings.”[10] Takers was made available on Blu-ray and DVD on January 18, 2011.[11]

Accolades

BET Awards

Black Reel Awards

California on Location Awards

  • 2011: Win – Location Team of the Year – Features

NAACP Image Awards

See also

References

  1.  Fritz, Ben (August 26, 2010). “Movie projector: ‘Avatar’ re-release a wild card as ‘Takers’ and ‘Last Exorcism’ debut”. Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 30, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
  2.  “Takers”. Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  3.  Carroll, Larry (February 11, 2009). “Chris Brown’s Budding Movie Career Could Take A Hit”. MTV. MTV Networks. Archived from the original on February 13, 2009. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
  4.  Fleming, Michael (September 9, 2008). “Screen Gems digs up ‘Bone’ cast”. Variety. Reed Business Information. Retrieved February 10, 2009.
  5.  “Takers“. Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved March 2, 2022. 
  6.  “Takers“. Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  7.  “Find CinemaScore” (Type “Takers” in the search box). CinemaScore. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
  8.  “‘Takers’ almost a good little heist movie”. Today. Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
  9.  2010-12-03, Entertainment Weekly, page 26
  10.  “Weekend Report: ‘Takers,’ ‘Last Exorcism’ Possess Top Two Spots”. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  11.  “Takers: Paul Walker, Hayden Christensen: Movies & TV”. Amazon. Archived from the original on May 9, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  12.  “BET Awards: Winners”. BET. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  13.  “Who Did Chris Brown Top in BET Award Nominations? Everybody!”. Today. Retrieved January 10, 2022.

External links

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