![]() There is another member of the crew, Ghost (T.I.), who has managed to spend some time in prison without ratting out the others and gets released spouting out Genghis Khan and fantasizing about a well planned super score for which he wants the support of Gordon and the gang.Īlmost against his better judgment, Gordon gets drawn into Ghost's big plans and, along the way, director John Luessenhop draws us into the action with shots about as pretty and stylish as a Michael Mann film if this would happen to be Mann's first ever film.įor a film that is remarkably polished, Takers is remarkably lacking in actual shine. The film kicks off with a rather amazing bank robbery led by Gordon (Elba) and his gang that includes best buddy John (Paul Walker), brothers Jesse (Chris Brown) and Jake (Michael Ealy) and A.J. They are thieves, essentially, but they are extraordinarily gifted thieves. ![]() While it may seem odd for Brown to tackle what is essentially a heist film at this juncture in his career, Takers is a good career move for the young actor - a film that is stylish and well produced without serving up too many reminders of the baggage with which the actor arrives.ĭid I mention that Brown, along with the always dependable Idris Elba, happens to be one of the film's highlights? If anything, it's difficult to watch Takers without just a touch of sadness at the unfortunate decline of a spirited, talented young man with an undeniably strong screen presence and a bright future. This doesn't mean that this review of Takers is inherently biased. ![]() To his credit, Chris Brown did not try to revive his cinematic career with anything like This Christmas, a spiritually tinged family film that would seem out of reach of the actor at this point in his career no matter how much a judge praises his recovery work. So, imagine my surprise (sarcasm duly noted) when it was announced that one of our most recent poster boys for thugdom would be featured in this film, produced by and starring fellow rapper and a recent prison release himself T.I. Truthfully, I don't much care for any man who has been convicted of going whup ass on his girlfriend, spouse, child or, for that matter, any other human being.
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