A young pickpocket and an unruly CIA agent team up on an anti-terrorist mission in France.A young pickpocket and an unruly CIA agent team up on an anti-terrorist mission in France.A young pickpocket and an unruly CIA agent team up on an anti-terrorist mission in France.
Théo Costa-Marini
- Xavier
- (as Théo Costa Marini)
Ismaël Sy Savané
- Serge
- (as Ismael Sy Savane)
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- TriviaA more interesting aspect of the training for Richard Madden was learning how to pickpocket. Working with a consultant named, appropriately, "Keith the Thief", Madden learned sleight of hands tricks and distraction techniques. Madden said: "We wanted some of the maneuvers he pulls to be a bit flamboyant so that it reflects Michael's cockiness at his own ability. James was very keen to make sure that the stealing didn't appear to be like magic, but that it seemed realistic. So if anyone watching the film on DVD pauses and watches it in slow-motion to check it's really me doing it, I did actually do it!".
- GoofsWhen the main character leaves the home of the receiver of the stolen goods he spots the sniper because of the laser pointer. No sniper would ever use a laser pointer.
- Quotes
Michael Mason: [crying] I didn't know what was in that bag.
Sean Briar: But you ran and you made me chase you, and *innocent people do not run*.
Michael Mason: *You* were coming after me. Have you *seen* yourself?
- ConnectionsFeatured in Projector: Bastille Day (2016)
- SoundtracksThe Road Less Travelled
Written and Performed by Idris Elba and Fatboy Slim (as Norman Cook)
Label: Mercury Records 2016
Featured review
Granted, the inside bank heist plot is implausible in 'Bastille Day' (retitled 'The Take' for its USA release), but the director James Watson paces the film so well with non-stop tense moments, and taps Idris Elba's innate tension-building talents and ability to deliver quick dialogue (as he does with Sorkin's trademark banter in 'Molly's Game'), that one overlooks the spectacularly unrealistic story of the intended heist.
This is a pure entertainment escapism - an action film that does not pretend to be more than it is.
Therefore, I'm giving two thumbs up 👍👍 for a good fun-to-watch action flick. Grab a dish of popcorn and enjoy. Note my 7 Rating means it's good (like an 8 by most User standards).
Richard Madden and Jose Garcia are well-casted.
Is it just me that thinks Garcia looks and acts a lot like Harvey Kietel in his 30s?!
This is a pure entertainment escapism - an action film that does not pretend to be more than it is.
Therefore, I'm giving two thumbs up 👍👍 for a good fun-to-watch action flick. Grab a dish of popcorn and enjoy. Note my 7 Rating means it's good (like an 8 by most User standards).
Richard Madden and Jose Garcia are well-casted.
Is it just me that thinks Garcia looks and acts a lot like Harvey Kietel in his 30s?!
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- Also known as
- Atentado en París
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Box office
- Budget
- $20,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $50,269
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $41,546
- Nov 20, 2016
- Gross worldwide
- $14,857,808
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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