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The real problem is expecting something more from a film like "Takers" than what it actually is. The real problem that has been central to film critics' themes in recent years is seeking explanations and themes, even in those films that do not need explanations, because they do not leave themes on the field.
"Takers," a feature film by the filmmaker (frankly never heard of) John Luessenhop, is a "revival action", indebted to a myriad of titles impossible to all name. A work that refers to Michael Mann and also to John Frankenheimer's "Ronin." An action movie full of elegance, heists, cigars, shootouts, twists and beautiful women. A film that does not intend to allude to any theme, but that simply aims to accomplish the task of entertainment, which is less and less demanded by "critics." Let's be clear, "Takers" is a downright show-off, originality free, but from a filmic and precisely an entertainment point of view, it turns out to be a perfect and sufficiently studied piece.
A fine auteur product is better, a "real" movie is better, but such episodes have existed and will always exist in the cinematic world. The issue is to contain their proliferation. Despite being a title born in the now vast cauldron of the action/shooter/glossy Hollywood world, it can be watched with fluidity and with childlike thrills of adrenaline-charged works.
Occasionally, films of this type are also needed.
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