The Take (2008)
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85% of critics liked it
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48% of users liked it
(793 ratings)
Music video director Brad Furman teams with Josh and Jonas Pate, the creators of the NBC series Surface, for this independent drama tracing an armored truck driver's efforts to track down the thief who shot him during a heist, changing his life forever. John Leguizamo stars as the driver who… More Music video director Brad Furman teams with Josh and Jonas Pate, the creators of the NBC series Surface, for this independent drama tracing an armored truck driver's efforts to track down the thief who shot him during a heist, changing his life forever. John Leguizamo stars as the driver who must endure months of rehabilitation before setting out to track down the gunman, and Tyrese Gibson plays the man responsible for pulling the trigger. Rosie Perez and Bobby Cannavale co-star in a thriller that was shot guerrilla-style in the Latino neighborhoods of Los Angeles. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Brad Furman
- Written By
- Jonas Pate, Josh Pate, Joshua Pate
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense
R,
- In Theaters
- Apr 11, 2007 Wide
- Studio
- Hatchet Films
Critic Reviews
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Lou Lumenick, New York Post
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.
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Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
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.
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Rachel Saltz, New York Times
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.
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Joshua Land, Time Out New York
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.
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John Anderson, Variety
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.
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Cast
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John Leguizamo
as Felix de la Peña, Felix de la Peña, Fel...
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Rosie Perez
as Marina de la Peña, Marina de la Peña, M...
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Tyrese Gibson
as Adell Baldwin
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Bobby Cannavale
as Perelli
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Laurence Mason
as Buddha
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Yul Vázquez
as Marco Ruiz
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Jake Muxworthy
as Jimmy
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Matthew Hatchette
as Baxter
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Roger Guenveur Smith
as Peter
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Carlos Sanz
as Det. Martinez
