Takers
Directed by John Luessenhop
- action
- crime
- drama
- thriller
The story
A seasoned team of bank robbers, including Gordon Jennings, John Rahway, A.J., and brothers Jake and Jesse Attica successfully complete their latest heist and lead a life of luxury while planning their next job. When Ghost, a former member of their team, is released from prison he convinces the group to strike an armored car carrying $20 million. As the "Takers" carefully plot out their strategy and draw nearer to exacting the grand heist, a reckless police officer inches closer to apprehending the criminals.
What it’s like
Cold blue steel and sodium-orange night streets, with the palette leaning on bank-lobby glass, black SUVs and sweaty tungsten interiors. The camera is mostly restless handheld that tightens into hard, fast cutting during the vault and armored-car sequences, while quieter scenes of the crew lounging in glossy penthouses are framed with a polished, slightly glamorous steadiness. The score is a thudding synth-and-hip-hop pulse that drops away to tense silence before each job. The vibe is slick, cynical and a little heavy: cops-and-robbers swagger with an undertow of weariness. It suits a late-night watch with the lights low, or a loud comfort rewatch for fans of heist crews. Pacing is brisk with long stretches of planning and bursts of chaotic set-piece action, and the emotional register stays guarded, following men whose loyalty to each other is tested by greed and old debts. Intensity is moderate: frequent gunfire and bloody shootouts, some injuries and a few deaths, brief strong language, and no sexual content. It is for viewers who want a tense, stylish crime thriller rather than anything gentle.
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