The Take

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Jorge C. @jlcontra Dec 15, 2025 A solid 8/10. If you’re craving a well-crafted, character-driven action film that prioritizes practical stunts and gritty tension over bloated spectacle, The Take is a hidden gem on Netflix well worth your time. Press play for a satisfying, adrenaline-pumping escape. See more

Chris T @RT85906111 Sep 12, 2025 I watched this drivel, so YOU don't have to! Sorry, it has nothing new to offer. Poor acting from almost everyone, poor accents from the 3 British leads and a storyline that has been done to death in MUCH better films. NO idea how it has a 49% tomtometer. It's really not good! See more

David F @RT34372367 Dec 23, 2024 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. See more

Robert K @RT88576209 Feb 25, 2024 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. See more

R 9 @RT00952237 Jan 6, 2024 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. See more

Fort P @RT61790433 Oct 15, 2023 Loved it! Great action! Richard Madden & Idris Elba! See more

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