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The Take

Original title: Bastille Day

2016
R
1h 32m

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Michael Mason is an American pickpocket living in Paris who finds himself hunted by the CIA when he steals a bag that contains more than just a wallet. Sean Briar, the field agent on the case, soon realizes that Michael is just a pawn in a much bigger game and is also his best asset to uncover a large-scale conspiracy.

Going against commands, Briar recruits Michael to use his expert pickpocketing skills to help quickly track down the source of the corruption. As a 24 hour thrill ride ensues, the unlikely duo discover they are both targets and must rely upon each other in order to take down a common enemy.

A young pickpocket and an unruly CIA agent team up on an anti-terrorist mission in France.

Director
- James Watkins
Writers
- Andrew Baldwin
- James Watkins
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Top Cast92

Idris Elba

Sean Briar

Richard Madden

Michael Mason

Charlotte Le Bon

Kelly Reilly

Karen Dacre

José Garcia

Victor Gamieux

Thierry Godard

Rafi Bertrand

Vincent Londez

Yannick Bertrand

Arieh Worthalter

Jean

Mohamed Makhtoumi

Christophe

Théo Costa-Marini

Xavier
(as Théo Costa Marini)

Jérôme Gaspard

Yves

Ismaël Sy Savané

Serge
(as Ismael Sy Savane)

James Stewart

Henri

James Cox

Pierre

James Harris

Marcel

Stéphane Caillard

Beatrice

Anatol Yusef

Tom Luddy

Eriq Ebouaney

Baba

Director
- James Watkins
Writers
- Andrew Baldwin
- James Watkins
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Instant_Palmer7

Good Action Flick – Tense & Well-Paced

Granted, the inside bank heist plot is implausible in ‘Bastille Day’ (retitled ‘The Take’ for its USA release), but the director James Watson paces the film so well with non-stop tense moments, and taps Idris Elba’s innate tension-building talents and ability to deliver quick dialogue (as he does with Sorkin’s trademark banter in ‘Molly’s Game’), that one overlooks the spectacularly unrealistic story of the intended heist.

This is a pure entertainment escapism – an action film that does not pretend to be more than it is.

Therefore, I’m giving two thumbs up 👍👍 for a good fun-to-watch action flick. Grab a dish of popcorn and enjoy. Note my 7 Rating means it’s good (like an 8 by most User standards).

Richard Madden and Jose Garcia are well-casted.

Is it just me that thinks Garcia looks and acts a lot like Harvey Kietel in his 30s?!

leonard-craft7

Good Action

This was a great action movie. The movie held my interest for the full hour and a half. I enjoyed the close hand to hand combat. There was an interesting twist. I really enjoyed watching Idris Elba. Overall very enjoyable movie to watch.

SnoopyStyle7

Le Bond

Michael Mason (Richard Madden) is an American pickpocket in Paris. Zoe (Charlotte Le Bon) is an anti-fascist who is recruited to place a bomb in an empty right wing party building. Sean Briar (Idris Elba) is a reckless CIA agent assigned to Paris. The three are pulled into a conspiracy to heighten the political atmosphere for a Die Hard scheme.

This proves to me that Idris Elba could have been a great Bond. The story is a good convoluted thriller. The only thing missing is a truly fun buddy chemistry. Madden needs to be a little funnier to make the pairing better. I’m reminded of 48 Hrs or various other odd couples. This is not quite up to that level. It’s not as fun but it’s a solid thriller.

colinwillsgibson8

A great thriller

Surprised this isn’t at least in the 7’s on here. Elba is excellent, no cheesy crap Bond esque love interests. Just a proper thriller with some great twists and decent action sequences. Some comical moments in a non Marvel universe cheesy way.

Nothing incredibly new with the plot, but it does keep you interested for the duration. The end hints at a sequel, which could be interesting.

If you like a good action / thriller – this is the best I’ve seen in a long while. Not quite as good as the old Bournes, but certainly better than recent Bonds.

mumia-17

A mixed bag

Ever wanted to know what happens when you mix 24, Bourne, Die Hard III, and Luther on a tight budget, and then you spice it all with a little Luc Besson? Then you have your answer right here.

It’s a fast paced, no-nonsense action spy thriller, without a single piece of originality. But it manages to present all the borrowed bits and pieces in a way, to deliver a very entertaining experience.

The main character is almost a carbon copy of the title character in Luther, so Elba naturally revels in the role. They even managed to include one of my favorite lines from Luther, the little thieves. Which is funny since the second main character is actually a thief in this. Self irony maybe? The movie never slows down, not for a minute. I haven’t seen anything like it for quite some time. There is less Neutral Gear in here, than in Luc Bessson’s original Taxi.

Of course you shouldn’t expect a masterpiece. The characters are all shallow, and the story is predictable. It doesn’t even try to be clever, it just gives you everything at face value.

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Storyline

Michael Mason, a pickpocket living in Paris, steals a bag with a teddy bear in it. Not realizing the toy contains a timed bomb, he tosses it aside on a busy street. A few seconds later it explodes, killing four people. CCTV footage reveals Mason’s face and the French police tag him as a terrorist threat. The explosion, although botched, was set up by a select group of the French Interior Ministry as a decoy so they can make a half billion dollar digital transfer from a bank (closed on French National Day) — hence the title Bastille Day. In a separate CIA investigation the unruly agent Sean Briar discovers the real story behind Mason’s “terrorist attack”. The two men, on different sides of the law, collaborate to bring the corrupt members of the Ministry down.—kwedgwood@hotmail.com

TaglinesWith law comes disorder.
Genres
- Action
- Adventure
- Crime
- Drama
- Mystery
- Thriller
Motion Picture Rating (MPA)
- Rated R for violence, language and some nudity
Parents guide

Did you know

TriviaA more interesting aspect of the training for Richard Madden was learning how to pickpocket. Working with a consultant named, appropriately, “Keith the Thief”, Madden learned sleight of hands tricks and distraction techniques. Madden said: “We wanted some of the maneuvers he pulls to be a bit flamboyant so that it reflects Michael’s cockiness at his own ability. James was very keen to make sure that the stealing didn’t appear to be like magic, but that it seemed realistic. So if anyone watching the film on DVD pauses and watches it in slow-motion to check it’s really me doing it, I did actually do it!”.

GoofsWhen the main character leaves the home of the receiver of the stolen goods he spots the sniper because of the laser pointer. No sniper would ever use a laser pointer.

Quotes
- Michael Mason: [crying] I didn’t know what was in that bag.
- Sean Briar: But you ran and you made me chase you, and *innocent people do not run*.
- Michael Mason: *You* were coming after me. Have you *seen* yourself?

ConnectionsFeatured in Projector: Bastille Day (2016)

SoundtracksThe Road Less Travelled
(Opening Credits)
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Written and Performed by Idris Elba and Fatboy Slim (as Norman Cook)
Label: Mercury Records 2016