The Take

2007

Action / Crime / Drama

11
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 48% · 13 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 48% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.8/10 10 2570 2.6K

Plot summary

After he's shot during a heist in East L.A., an armored truck driver wrestles with rehabilitation and tracking down the man who committed the crime.

Director

Brad Furman Photo
Brad Furman

Top cast

John Leguizamo Photo
John Leguizamo as Felix De La Pena
Cristos Photo
Cristos as Barry Munoz
Taylor Gray Photo
Taylor Gray as Javy De La Pena
Tyrese Gibson Photo
Tyrese Gibson as Adell Baldwin
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910.47 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 39 min
Seeds 3
1.76 GB
1920*1072
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 39 min
Seeds 5

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by jffbittner 7 / 10

Impressive action, story.

The Take I feel is very entertaining, more so when I heard how much money the film makers had to work with. I read some other reviews, and I was surprised to read that many thought ill of it. First off, I'll say it is exceptionally great film, with some pretty good actors for $800,000. It's not the type of film that has over the top stunts, CGI effects galore, which to me is refreshing. It tends to focus on the story, struggles with every day life, and cogs in the justice system. It has a gritty style, and I feel it's really worth seeing if you aren't looking for a "tear it up" action/suspense movie. "Good" acting...6 "Great" story....8
Reviewed by jdring2007 5 / 10

mislabeled drama with little to no suspense or action; annoying music, editing, and drawn out climax

If I'd known this was categorically a drama I'd probably not have watched it. But I have a weakness for heist movies of any kind, and I really like Leguizamo, so I gave it a shot. Mistake. Now, the acting was good enough, especially from Rosie Perez, but the editing and choppy/shaky cinematography was beyond annoying, the music way too overdramatic, the action/suspense nonexistent save for the opening scene, and when it came down to it the movie was a recovery drama. As that, it wasn't too bad. Then comes the ending. The, uh, "climax." What were they thinking? A drawn out, fruitless chase scene. I'm not a spoiler reviewer which is tough here but I think I've made my point. The only way you should watch this is knowing it's a drama, and have the FF button at the ready.
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