Takers the Movie – Movie Reviews
Website design By BotEap.comThis takes a look at the crime thriller Takers, with an all-star cast starring Paul Walker (The Fast and the Furious) as John Rahway, stalwart Idris Elba (Rock N Rolla) as Gordon Cozier, Michael Ealy (The Good Wife) as Jake Attica. , Hayden Christiansen (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace) as AJ, Matt Dillion (Traffic) as Jack Welles, and an impressive performance from Chris Brown as Jesse Attica.
Website design By BotEap.comWe join the film when our leads are having a bank robbery, which goes just as well as planned, leaving no trace of their identities or who might have done the job, and they even have the courtesy to wave to the security camera. (masked). of course) and offer a signature salute. Two cops, Jack Welles and Eddie Hatcher, played by Jay Hernandez (The Rookie), are left to figure out who carried out the robbery, with basically nothing else to go on except the heights of the culprits and their gestures towards the camera.
Website design By BotEap.comThis is slightly different from other crime related movies as with any good movie we feel empathy for the characters as we get to know a bit about their personal struggles especially Cozier as he tries to take care of his sister Naomi played by Marianne Jean -Baptiste (28 days), just out of rehab; in the middle of the job they’re planning, a job they’ve been unexpectedly asked to do, by one of their partners, who nobody in the group trusts very much, Dalonte Rivers, very convincingly played by IT, who tells them about an opportunity from the that he found out while he’s in jail, with several million for them to get, if all goes well.
Website design By BotEap.comIt turns out that the reason no one in the group trusts Rivers is that he was caught five years ago and the time he just spent in prison was a direct result of working together with them, Rhaway assures him of his earnings from that. The jobs are in a savings account and are still good for cash, which Crozier and the others believe this is the only reason he didn’t turn them in.
Website design By BotEap.comWe also get to see a bit of the problems the police force faces in dealing with some of the criminals, Welles as he tries to make time for his daughter and deal with the case at hand, as Hatcher tries to explain to Welles his priorities are a bit skewed. .
Website design By BotEap.comJake’s love interest is provided by the lovely Joe Saldana (always in our minds as Neferti from Avatar) playing Lilly, this proves a bit of a controversial issue as she was Dalonte’s love interest before he went to prison, and has eyes set on taking it. back. There’s a scene where Jake and Dalonte have a little confrontation in front of Lilly as Dalonte tries to reaffirm that she still has feelings for him in front of Lilly.
Website design By BotEap.comThe acting in Takers is top-notch and you’ll be on the edge of your seat to find out how it all plays out.