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16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 60Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganScreen DailyFionnuala HalliganBastille Day is fun, for the most part, but the biggest take-home here is how easily Elba could slip into Bond’s shoes.
- 60EmpireEmpireIt rarely makes sense – the script vastly overestimates the power of the hashtag as a weapon of mass destruction – but you’re never bored.
- 60The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawIt’s a bit silly maybe, with a plot that requires you to overlook the implausibility of a certain smartphone with no passcode protection. But there is a nifty premise.
- 50Slant MagazineKeith WatsonSlant MagazineKeith WatsonFor a film so interested in the public's malleability, The Take isn't particularly good at controlling its own audience.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisSan Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisEventually, the plot feels more perfunctory than palpable, but Watkins is careful not to drag things out. All in all, we don’t mind being taken along for the ride, yet in the end, we’re ready to disembark.
- 40Time Out LondonTom HuddlestonTime Out LondonTom HuddlestonThe problem is that it all feels like a sixth-form production of the Bourne series. Still, if you’ve ever fantasised about a Luther-Robb Stark crimefighting duo, look no further.
- 40CineVueCineVueTaken as a transient, high-paced and familiar rock 'em, sock' em kind of film, it packs quite a punch.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinThe Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinIt ends up playing like a shoddy blend of V for Vendetta and Mr. Robot but without the budget bandwidth or style of either.