The Takedown

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source: The Takedown

Between bombastic action sequences that take way too long to get where they're going, a predictable plot and leaning heavily into screwball buddy-cop comedy that just doesn't land, this is mostly a misfire. Sy and Lafitte do their best with the material, and Izia Higelin brings her own brand of luminous charisma to her screen time, but they're let down by weak writing and embarrassingly juvenile jokes at every turn. One is better off watching a movie that does this formula right, like Rush Hour or the original Lethal Weapon.

source: Loin du périph

Or is it funny cops? Well I guess there is a mixture, because while this is ridiculous in one sense, it has quite a few intense action scenes on the other hand. Not to mention quite the explicit violence and at least one really awful looking death (and I don't mean the CGI). That all being said, the movie is predictable and if you don't get down with the comedy and the humor - you might have an issue watching this. The "fine" line between humor and action, may not be for everyone. The movie is decent - but you'll get the vibe it has from the first scene. When the police is unable to figure out which door to use ... you'll either think this is funny or you better switch the movie off.

If you remove a couple of * scenes this would be a funny cop movie for Nickelodeon. The comedy is forced, the action is edited so much that you not sure what is happening(there was 23 edits in 10 seconds). When it is not over-edited, the comedy scenes are drawn out to make sure you chuckle. On top of that, it plays most of the cliches' to overcome the non-existant writing. If you like simple, not serious, dumb movie to pass the time, then this is for you. If you are a thinker...skip.

A pretty great netflix movie all around. Iv'e never seen the other film as I did not know there was one. But from what I could tell that one must be good aswell. The cast were all good and fun and alice was cute. There was some great action mixed with some gore and comedy elements combined with it worked well. Altogether a great netflix film.

This could've been a really good film, like a French Lethal Weapon. There are a lot of faults with the movie though. Worst is that every time the film looks like it's going to be more serious, dodgy comedy comes to the fore. This is a problem with the script and not the actors. The two leads are likeable as is Izia Higelin as Alice. The action scenes are also excellent, just a shame it gets a bit silly.