This past weekend my girl and I went to go see Takers. I felt a little late to the game, because a number of my friends had already seen it and told me it was great! This can sometimes work as a positive, but also a negative. Yes, I wanted to see this movie, the previews looked good and I had heard good things. BUT, I knew I would now be walking into the movie with very high expectations, which can usually lead to disappointment.
First let me say…I was NOT disappointed, I was very pleased with the movie, and wouldn’t mind seeing it again. J
Takers, is about a group of five very talented bank robbers who have been successfully robbing one bank a year for about 7-10 years. They have executed each robbery to such perfection that the police have no clue how they are do it or how to capture them. There has only been one mistake, in 2004, Ghost (played by T.I) was shot and arrested during a robbery. He did not turn on his co-conspirators, but did his time in silence.
The movie opens to a bank robbery in progress. The seasoned team executes the robbery and escape using a helicopter, throwing everyone so off the trail so that they appear unstoppable. The team is made up of the leader, Gordon (played by Idris Elba), John (played by Paul Walker), A.J (played by Hayden Christensen) and two brothers Jake (played by Michael Ealy) and Jesse (played by Chris Brown). After an action filled robbery and escape, the team celebrates their latest heist at Jake’s night club. Playing it safe, they contact their accountant and move the money out of the country to have it cleaned while they lay low and live a life of luxury for the next year, until they plan the next heist.
However, Ghost, their former teammate, is released from prison just a few weeks after their most resent robbery and comes back to find that the team no longer trust him, his girlfriend Rachel is engaged to Jake and the team no longer seems to need him. Swallowing his anger for the betrayal, he moves forward with his own plans and convinces the group to strike an armored car carrying $20 million. The team, at first is apprehensive, but as A.J & Jesse draw out the plans, they realize that it is possible and decided to “cautiously” move forward with Ghost’s plan. Gordon and John watch Ghost at every turn, John watches through crosshairs, ready to take him down at just one word from Gordon, because something still doesn’t’ feel right about this heist.
Jake however is the most uneasy of the group. He is convinced that a year between robberies is the best way to go and he knows the police are still hot after the last attack, but no one realizes how hot. Two cops, Jake (played by Matt Dillion) and Eddie (played by Jay Hernandez) are determined to crack the case and bring these criminals to “justice”. Unbeknownst to the crew, the cops get closer and closer, figuring out that Gordon is in-fact part of the crew. To make matters worse, Gordon’s drug addicted sister, Naomi, has left rehab and gotten herself arrested by the police.
Jake’s unease was not in vain and one thing after another falls against the perfect crew as their meticulous plan begins to fall apart at every turn, and soon their world is crashing down around them.
I would love to say more, but this is one movie that I think you should watch to get the ending, you will not be disappointed. Takers provided action at every turn and the cast of actors, although unique, played very well together and did a wonderful job. There are a number of twists and turns that lead you to just rooting for the “bad guys” for a change. This movie is perfect for guys & girls, first dates and 20th dates. It has love, romance, action, tension, lying, backstabbing and more.
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