a5c7b9f00b Michael Mason, a pickpocket living in Paris, steals a bag with a teddy bear in it. Not realizing the toy contains a timed bomb, he tosses it aside on a busy street. A few seconds later it explodes, killing four people. CCTV footage reveals Mason&#39;s face and the French police tag hima terrorist threat. The explosion, although botched, was set up by a select group of the French Interior Ministrya decoy so they can make a half billion dollar digital transfer from a bank (closed on French National Day) – hence the title Bastille Day. In a separate CIA investigation the unruly agent Sean Briar discovers the real story behind Mason&#39;s &quot;terrorist attack&quot;. The two men, on different sides of the law, collaborate to bring the corrupt members of the Ministry down. A young pickpocket and an unruly CIA agent team up on an anti-terrorist mission in France. Idris Elba is well castSean Briar, a CIA agent on the trail of a Paris bomber. He is a bit of a &#39;one tough guy against the world&#39; type character who he plays very well. It&#39;s a bit of a job application for the James Bond roll, but is an enjoyable thriller nonetheless.<br/><br/>Richard Madden plays, Michael Mason, a cheeky pickpocket, who steals a handbag that, unbeknown to him, contains a bomb. When the bomb explodes Mason becomes Paris&#39;s most wanted and is hunted by Briar. There is a great chemistry between the two leads and although the story is a little predictable it bubbles along nicely with some good action scenes and stunts.<br/><br/>The movie is nothing special, but throw in the wit of Mason and you have a descent movie with a few laughs for good measure. The action runs at full throttle throughout from Paris rooftop pursuit, a bomb, car chases, several full-on fights, to a bank robbery in the midst of a riot.<br/><br/>The acting is solid, the dialogue not bad and the characters just a bit more than two dimensional. The story is quite convoluted but not too hard to follow, if a little predictable in places. <br/><br/>Talking of predictable, the bullet-proof all-American hero single- handedly solving the world&#39;s problems is a tiresome theme. Why must Hollywood consistently portray the rest of the worldstupid, inept, racist and corrupt? Self-projection maybe? For a film so interested in the public's malleability, The Take isn't particularly good at controlling its own audience.
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