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Adam Markovitz, Entertainment Weekly: FAIR (cg) "...where slick passes for smart, motivation is for wimps and our merry band of robbers look like they spend more time laying out their hep-cat outfits than they do plotting..." (Read the full review...) 90 words, 08/27/10 Claudia Puig, USA Today: MODERATE (cg) "The dialogue is clichéd and laughable. It's a film far more concerned with style -- architectural, vehicular and wardrobe-related -- than substance." (Read the full review...) 481 words, 08/27/10 James Berardinelli, Reel Views: VERY GOOD (cg) "The ending is a bit too grim and borderline-pretentious... but for as long as it stays close to the basics of the genre, it's not a bad way to spend an evening." (Read the full review...) 804 words, 08/26/10
A.O. Scott, New York Times: FAIR "...there is plenty of nonsense, a great deal of stylish posturing and clothes-horsing, and a few action sequences... not nearly as cool as it wants to be or thinks it is." (Read the full review...) 807 words, 08/27/10 Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "To get a B-movie really rolling, there needs to be a real B-movie cast.... 'Takers' has exactly that crew, and they help drive this heist thriller out of the basement..." (Read the full review...) 417 words, 08/27/10 Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...would be a good snooze if it weren't for all the noisy gunfire and explosions and the violins... there's really not enough to make it worth your time. Cue violins." (Read the full review...) 689 words, 08/27/10 Lou Lumenick, New York Post: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...a Michael Mann-ish heist thriller with a pulse-pounding foot chase and some terrific stunt work offsetting its hackneyed plot and dialogue." (Read the full review...) 467 words, 08/27/10 Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "A movie such as 'Takers' isn't reinventing anyone's wheel.... frantic, moderately entertaining... an unpretentious time-waster. And I rather liked it." (Read the full review...) 553 words, 08/27/10 Rafer Guzman, New York Newsday: WEAK (cg) "...blatantly burgles the Pacino-De Niro epic 'Heat,' but like most amateur thieves, it grabs only what's in plain sight - in this case, sleek suits and cool guns." (Read the full review...) 276 words, 08/27/10 Peter Howell, Toronto Star: MODERATE (cg) "The slick young thieves of 'Takers' are so into playing dress up, you wonder how they find time to plot their absurdly elaborate heists." (Read the full review...) 578 words, 08/27/10 Vadim Rizov, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...a cheerfully derivative attempt to merge the epically ponderous L.A.-scapes of Michael Mann's 'Heat' with the digital blur of Michael Mann's 'Collateral,' but with far more firepower." (Read the full review...) 214 words, 08/29/10 Liam Lacey, Toronto Globe & Mail: MODERATE (cg) "Once you get past the recycled quality of the characters and dialogue, the movie has some stylish action sequences and moderately clever plot turns..." (Read the full review...) 544 words, 08/27/10 Andrew Dowler, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...a moderately entertaining caper flick about a gang of professional thieves whose armoured car job goes wrong while the cop on the case slowly closes in." (Read the full review...) 150 words, 08/28/10
John Anderson, Washington Post: MODERATE (cg) "...strictly smash-and-grab. It could have used fewer people, too, or at least fewer poses: A story this thin can only prop up so much 'tude." (Read the full review...) 638 words, 08/27/10 Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle/San Francisco Chronicle: MODERATE (cg) "...a mindless, hyper-stylized heist movie, but the mindlessness is inoffensive and the stylishness is slammin'." (Read the full review...) 498 words, 08/27/10 Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: MODERATE (cg) "...a generic heist picture storyline and generic one-note performances.... script-by-committee is mostly plot and tastes of the high life these takers live..." (Read the full review...) 478 words, 08/27/10 Robert W. Butler, Dallas Morning News: EXCELLENT (cg) "...a slickly efficient cops-and-robbers yarn, largely uncomplicated yet offering a few moments of insight and dramatic weight." (Read the full review...) 469 words, 08/27/10 Ty Burr, Boston Globe: WEAK (cg) "...about 45 percent chase scene and 45 percent frenzied shootout -- the other 10 percent is strained macho posturing..." (Read the full review...) 545 words, 08/27/10 Steve Persall, St. Petersburg Times: GOOD (cg) "...offers little that's new but remains entertaining throughout." (Read the full review...) 317 words, 08/27/10 Adam Graham, Detroit News: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...a slick heist film, but that's all it is. Its main concern is its own slickness, to the point where its attempts at heart and humanity slide right off the screen." (Read the full review...) 343 words, 08/27/10 Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: VERY GOOD (cg) "A crackling crime drama... the familiarity of the material is overcome by stylish, unobtrusive direction by John Luessenhop and an eclectic ensemble cast of actors..." (Read the full review...) 576 words, 08/27/10
Vadim Rizov, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...a cheerfully derivative attempt to merge the epically ponderous L.A.-scapes of Michael Mann's 'Heat' with the digital blur of Michael Mann's 'Collateral,' but with far more firepower." (Read the full review...) 214 words, 08/29/10 Tom Meek, Boston Phoenix: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...carries on like a generic TV crime drama propped up with a bristling score and rapid-fire flash cuts ... It's no 'Heat,' but it does take in a small haul of thrills." (Read the full review...) 144 words, 09/02/10 Nathan Rabin, AV Club: POOR (cg) "...feels suspiciously like a feature-length commercial for expensive liquor.... all about impossibly handsome, chiseled men in exquisitely tailored suits looking thoughtful and sophisticated..." (Read the full review...) 332 words, 08/26/10 Eric D. Snider, Cinematical: FAIR "...a buffet of Gritty Crime Drama clichés that offers no surprises but nothing egregiously stupid, either." (Read the full review...) 603 words, 08/27/10 Paul Schrodt, Slant: POOR (cg) "...like a recreation of another action movie recast with out-of-work celebrities.... The plot is more or less 'Heat' crossed with the corporate-fratboy hijinks of 'Entourage.' " (Read the full review...) 382 words, 08/26/10 Andrew Dowler, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...a moderately entertaining caper flick about a gang of professional thieves whose armoured car job goes wrong while the cop on the case slowly closes in." (Read the full review...) 150 words, 08/28/10 Curt Holman, Atlanta Creative Loafing: WEAK (cg) "The story unfortunately gets muddled due to the almost unnecessary subplots... a fast-paced, glossy turned gritty tale of greed... has a reasonably satisfying payoff." (Read the full review...) 737 words, 08/28/10 MaryAnn Johanson, Flick Filosopher: EXCELLENT (cg) "...a helluva lot more involving than I could ever have imagined it would be." (Read the full review...) 900 words, 08/27/10
A.O. Scott, New York Times: FAIR "...there is plenty of nonsense, a great deal of stylish posturing and clothes-horsing, and a few action sequences... not nearly as cool as it wants to be or thinks it is." (Read the full review...) 807 words, 08/27/10 Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...would be a good snooze if it weren't for all the noisy gunfire and explosions and the violins... there's really not enough to make it worth your time. Cue violins." (Read the full review...) 689 words, 08/27/10
Brian Lowry, Daily Variety: MODERATE "Graced with ample style if not much substance... a respectable but watered-down heist movie... maintains a crisp pace... The dialogue and character beats consistently fall flat..." (Read the full review...) 753 words, 08/16/10 Stephen Farber, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...a serviceable B-movie... the stunt work is amazing, and the pace is breathless enough to keep one watching right up to the somewhat ambiguous conclusion." (Read the full review...) 570 words, 08/16/10 Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...would be a good snooze if it weren't for all the noisy gunfire and explosions and the violins... there's really not enough to make it worth your time. Cue violins." (Read the full review...) 689 words, 08/27/10 A.O. Scott, New York Times: FAIR "...there is plenty of nonsense, a great deal of stylish posturing and clothes-horsing, and a few action sequences... not nearly as cool as it wants to be or thinks it is." (Read the full review...) 807 words, 08/27/10
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