Furman stages the final foot chase with brio, but one wishes that he'd found a way to stay at home with Felix and Marina, who don't need guns to thrill.
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04/10/08
The Take (2008)
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Reviews Counted:13
Fresh:11
Rotten:2
Average Rating:6.5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Genre: Thriller, Justice, Framed, Theatrical Release, Crime, Los Angeles, California
Synopsis: Criminals learn that they may have messed with the wrong man in this thriller starring John Leguizamo, Tyrese Gibson, and Bobby Cannavale. Leguizamo (EMPIRE) plays Felix De La Pena, a man just... [More]
Starring: John Leguizamo, Tyrese Gibson, Bobby Cannavale, Rosie Perez
Director: Brad Furman
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1 - 13 (sorted by fresh rating)
Abundantly gritty and atmospheric, The Take is marked with many of the errors of a first feature, and succeeds almost entirely through exceptional performances by stars John Leguizamo and Rosie Perez.
04/10/08
Perez and Leguizamo make an entirely believable couple, and director Brad Furman creates an intense undercurrent of intimacy between the audience and his haunted hero.
04/11/08
Production values are tops, and Lukas Ettlin's athletic camerawork -- coursing through the streets of Boyle Heights and other Los Angeles locations -- adds a kinetic element to a film that is half thriller, half psychodrama.
10/03/07
Top CriticShort on sensational elements but involving, it won't set multiplexes on fire but should make a decent showing thanks to cast and plot.
09/19/07
This winning combination of neighborhood indie and old-school Hollywood B movie is the kind of film that doesn’t flinch from the sight of a bullet being removed from human flesh.
04/10/08
John Leguizamo knocks it out of the park as an armored car driver in The Take, which is quite a bit better than you'd expect from a low-budget thriller that's getting a token theatrical release a month ahead of its DVD debut.
04/11/08
Top CriticFunny man John Leguizamo gets in touch with his furious and fiery side in The Take, and that transitional extreme mood swing is surprisingly impressive.
05/19/08
Mr. Furman, who also directs music videos, has given the movie, shot by Lukas Ettlin, a bleached-out, unglossy look. Occasionally the visuals seem overly stylized, but Mr. Furman knows enough to showcase his stars’ unvarnished performances.
04/11/08
Indie director Brad Furman has unleashed a powerful low budget thriller that makes good use of the talents of John Leguizamo as well as those of supporting performers Tyrese Gibson and Rosie Perez.
05/14/08
If you usually dig John Leguizamo's work, then you'll definitely want to see this one.
09/11/07
...wildly uneven...
11/03/07
Things never quite come together and the central plot focus of the family drama is never plausible enough to make for compelling cinema.
10/15/08
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