The Take

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David F Bastille Day [aka The Take]. It's an OK action thriller, set in France, with a leading role for Idris Elba, doing his American accent. He (and the other leads) are all pretty good, though the two main villains look very similar and it's hard to tell who is who. The script is formulaic, almost as though it's been written by an AI, but some of these clichés are fun. Idris sings the feeem choon at the end. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/23/24 Full Review Robert K An unimaginative set peice that somehow still manages to fail at casting any sort of shadow of its own. Idris Elba is a fine actor and played his part as expected. Richard Madden's emotional expressions felt crowbarred out of him at points. Predictable twists. Disappointing. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/25/24 Full Review K. J Terrible movie. So low rent on every level. Utterly unbelievable. Cartoon characters. Bad script. Bad acting. How do projects like this get the green light? Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/11/24 Full Review R 9 Pretty good, for what it is. 'Bastille Day', or 'The Take' for us in my neck of the woods, is a sound action thriller that suitably entertains. Idris Elba has played this sorta role many a time but there's no doubting how strongly he performs in such films. He and co-star Richard Madden are sporting distracting (at least to someone who knows them more for their native tongue) accents, but are a solid pairing... their (admittedly somewhat minimal) buddy cop-esque banter isn't the best, though. Elba also appears in the end credits singing... not to great effect, I gotta say. Don't get me wrong I know that guy can very much do music, it's just that this song is, erm, not his strongest work, let's just say that. It's largely predictable, though it does things in a manner that kept me interested and enjoying what I was setting eyes on. So it gets a pass from yours truly. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/06/24 Full Review Fort P Loved it! Great action! Richard Madden & Idris Elba! Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/15/23 Full Review Timothy D The Take is far from original or mind blowing, but Elba and Madden turn this basic action thriller into an entertaining experience. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/08/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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