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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 71Paste MagazinePaste MagazineThe Takedown isn’t a radical or revolutionary movie (it is still about good-guy cops), but it’s refreshing relative to its genre contemporaries.
- 60Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayLos Angeles TimesNoel MurrayVeteran action director Louis Leterrier delivers exactly what audiences expect: some banter, a couple of surprise plot twists and a few thrills. He does so more than capably, with two sequences in particular.
- 58IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichIn a Netflix movie that’s so breezy and enjoyable because of its complete lack of stakes, Leterrier’s approach gets the job done. In the penultimate installment of a gazillion-dollar franchise whose fans have come to expect vehicular mayhem on an interstellar scale, it probably won’t be enough to avert a slow-motion car crash.
- 50VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonLeterrier manages a few modestly exciting chase scenes, including one that begins in a laser tag course, continues through a bowling alley and a go-kart track, and ends in a crowded supermarket. And his two leads are agreeably amusing and for the most part engaging throughout the film.
- 50PolygonRobert DanielsPolygonRobert DanielsSy and Lafitte still carry the day. They give the story a kinetic energy and a loose rhythm, which makes the narrative’s meandering more palatable, even as it fails to break out of the familiar action-flick mold.
- 38Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreThe leads are engaging, but not nearly as much as they and the film they’re in assume they are.
- 38RogerEbert.comNick AllenRogerEbert.comNick AllenThe Takedown works overtime to uphold the façade of heroic policing in the most generic way possible, for god knows what greater good.
- 30The New York TimesElisabeth VincentelliThe New York TimesElisabeth VincentelliEven the sight of the two frenemies wiping out racist goons is not enough to make up for the desperately frantic action scenes (hope you like interminable car chases), joyless jokes and hackneyed clichés.
- 12Slant MagazineDerek SmithSlant MagazineDerek SmithThe Takedown’s supposedly inclusionary, pro-immigrant messaging is constantly undermined by puerile and dated humor.