“Takers,” the new heist movie starring blah, blah, blah, blah, blah and T.I. (who’s scary bad and just plain scary), would be a good snooze if it weren’t for all the noisy gunfire and ...

The movie grossed $2 billion overseas during its first release. In the U.S. and Canada, prospects are more certain for ‘The Last Exorcism’ and Takers,’ which are each expected to sell ...

Here’s how “Takers” fits in with its shadowy brethren. Few other kinds of movies encourage us so strongly to sympathize with the bad guys. The heroes of a heist film are the ultimate rogues ...

There’s a shootout in “Takers” that reaches far beyond the movie’s generic heist picture storyline and generic one-note performances. It’s set in a hotel suite, and it is a symphony of ...

A crackling crime drama assembled from a scrap heap of hoary clichés, “Takers” proves that everything old can sometimes really be new again. Everything in this stylish, exciting movie has ...

According to Packer, the 2010 heist movie Takers “almost didn’t happen” because of Walker’s beef with the studio. “Paul got into a huge fight with the studio on the first day of ...

After a brief discussion of pros and cons, Elba's character arrives at this razor-sharp conclusion: “We're takers, gents. That's what we do for a living. We take.” The movie thus consists of ...

Although "Takers" pales alongside "Rififi"or "The Killing," it's a serviceable B-movie that will do decent business during the dog days of August. By Stephen Farber By now there have been so many ...