‘Takers’ has taken Accra movie goers by storm. The heist movie genre gets a hip-hop makeover in this movie loaded with as much style as ammunition. With its ostentatious montage of expensive cars, slick suits and beautiful women, it is no wonder that this movie has proven to be a huge hit amongst Accra’s hip crowd.
In as much as the amazing stunt work and fast pace thriller captivates the audience, it is worth mentioning that the cast: Idris Elba, Chris Brown, Tip ‘T.I’ Harris and the like, surely leave our women’s pulses racing violently too.
The movie revolves around a group of five exceptional bank robbers who have been able to successfully rob several banks with such perfect execution that the police do not have a single clue to capture them. These criminals treat each robbery as a business plan that works. First, they plan each job with clockwork precision and are extremely careful in not leaving any evidence behind. Second, they fence the money to get it clean. Third, they all lay low for one year between jobs to not bring any attention to themselves.
They decide to pull off one last heist that will be their biggest score, by taking out an armored-car. Their meticulous planning of robbing banks is thrown out the window, because of the short time frame to do the job, and the large amount of cash they will split. This may be the break the police have been waiting for, when this band of thieves finally makes a mistake. What happens next …?
A fast paced thriller that has won the attention of many, ‘Takers’ is definitely a must-see; still showing at the Silverbird Cinema.
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