Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

This is How Movies Should Be Made

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

This is at best a 4/10 straight to TV movie so only watch if you have nothing else in mind. It's not deserving of its IMDB 6.3 score in the slightest and surely must have been manipulated or voted up by the Idris Elba fan club At the half way mark you will question whether to stop the movie or see it through. The acting, plot and production all got significantly worse as the movie progressed and even the end credits are no respite from Idris Elba's terribleness as he offers an ear murdering croak of a spoken word song that to be fair does reward the viewer with confirmation that this is truly an awful movie. Idris you can do better than risk your career leading such a weak script with laughable dialogue and by a writer/director with so little experience which is largely from a few tv shows. If this is what now stands for a 6/10 from IMDB I'm raising my bar to never watching anything under a 7.

There isn't much of anything to this movie, other than a lot of fast action, with the usual "collateral damage." Idris Elba is an actual actor, but he has no material to act with here. So, for that matter, is Thierry Godard, one of the leads in the French TV series Un Village français, but here he gets nothing at all.Every now and then there are allusions to current politics in French - the National Front, etc. - but they don't go anywhere, and are not explained.Not much is done with the Paris setting. No pleasant scenes in the Eiffel Tower restaurants, or along the banks of the Seine, etc.There is no point in summarizing the plot, such as it is, because it's not very interesting. Suffice it to say that, when all is said and done, this is actually about an impossible bank holdup.If you decide to watch this movie - and I can't imagine why you would - watch it late at night when your mind has shut down and doesn't catch all the holes in the plot.

This is an action/adventure and police story but not a spy story. Any mystery to be solved is typical police investigation.This is probably a great movie for those that enjoy action/adventure movies and don't want to think about it too much.The movie is typical. The American CIA avoids working with the French police. The writers rely on that to give the movie more adventure. The French people are quick to follow the leader in protests, such that they are portrayed as not caring what it is that they are protesting. The French police are not shown doing much to solve the problem except go around beating people up.

The Take also known as Bastille Day is a cheap action film that showcases Idris Elba as the next action star in a movie with a decent direction and performances. This film had the potential of being better if they improved with the script, direction, and even having a thicker plot. The plot follows a pickpocketing Michael (Richard Madden), who steals from others on the streets of Paris. With his skill of distracting people and being unnoticed and skilled as a thief. He steals from a young lady Zoe (Charlotte Le Bon) handbag and walks away unnoticed. Only to be disappointed with a phone and a small teddy bear. He leaves the bag behind a trashcan. And the bag explodes creating chaos on the streets of Paris. CIA operative Sean (Idris Elba) is on the hunt for Michael before the Paris officials can take him in. With Michael on the run from the CIA and the police. He will need the help from Sean to clear out his name by finding Zoe and escaping from a group of bad guys that want to cause chaos. It is a decent action film that I thought it was better than expected. Idris Elba and Richard Madden teaming up as they try to put the pieces together of the bad guys motivation. The chemistry with the characters like Idris playing a guy that has secrets and is good at what he does with his job. Richard playing a lying thief, and gives a lie about what he wants to do with his life. Then, there is Zoe (Charlotte Le Bon) who is caught up with being forced to set the bomb in place but fails too because she does not want to hurt people. The film has plenty of chases and action sequences to make up for a disappointing plot. Idris Elba, Richard Madden, and Charlotte Le Bon are talented actors but being given with a decent script to work with. I also found the plot to be quite disappointing with using the idea of terrorism. A group of guys that want to place fear into the city by causing chaos and anarchy. Lets throw in a few corruptions with the law enforcement. As the movie progresses, the plot become less and less interesting as there motivations are revealed. With this type of movie on a short run time of an hour and thirty minutes. Its one of those things that you can watch if you really have nothing to see or pick it up as a rental. The movie could have been so much more with a smart direction, and better script.