The Take (Bastille Day) (2016)
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" First Viewing Viewing Date: April 4th Via: Binge Plot: A young pickpocket and an unruly CIA agent team up on an anti-terrorist mission in France on the eve of Bastille Day, the nation's biggest holiday. Rating: 6.4/10 Why Did I Watch It? IMDb reminded me that this movie exists after I watched No Good Deed. It was free on Binge and it's 90 minutes, so it was perfect for a lazy evening."
“I wasn't really sure what to expect from this flick but I thought it would be neat to see an action flick taking place in France during the French national day. Well, to be honest, I really struggled to get into this movie. Indeed, the beginning was just so lame with above all such poor dialogues. As a result, within the first 5 minutes, I had already lost any interest I might have had in the damned thing. Fortunately, later on, it got a least a little bit more entertaining as the action scenes were decent enough. Above all, Idris Elba and Richard Madden had a nice chemistry together. Elba was also really convincing but they pushed it too far by having him handling everything on his own. I mean, that Richard Madden's pickpocket would tag along to identify Charlotte Le Bon's character more ” read more
" DVD- 1hr. 32min. First Viewing The Take, or Bastille Day, doesn't really have anything that would differentiate it from any of the glut of low-grade action flicks that you see going straight to DVD or streaming. There are a couple of action sequences that work, including the last scene, and Elba is solid, but this isn't a necessary viewing."
"Had to drop the rating because of the awful editing in the action scenes. The fight choreography seemed to be good so the editing choice was even dumber. Other than that this was pretty good action film with not that surprising plot."
"Surprisingly good action movie! Idris Elba being an ultimate bad ass FBI agent who doesn't do things by the book. Shared With Milady"
" Director: James Watkins Cinematographer: Tim Maurice-Jones Other Images "
"Bastille Day is a "by the numbers" action thriller. That's not to say this is a poor movie. What it does, it does well. There's a good cast including the talented Idris Elba in the role of a CIA operative. Great Parisian sets, locations and lots of predictable but still enjoyable, action sequences. Where it falls down somewhat is in the storytelling and character development department. The storyline is a bit thin, stretching credulity to its limit whilst not doing anything that, in one form or "