The Take

Felix (John Leguizamo) gets kidnapped while driving his money truck and is forced to make the rest of his pick ups for the night before he gets shot in the head and left to die. Only, he doesn't die. Also, this is just the beginning of the film.

What it is actually about is the aftermath. How Felix deals with his dire situation, not knowing who to trust and only remembering bits of what happened. His family have to suffer through is mood swings and paranoia.

He feels like the police are not on his side and makes a few bad decision that incriminate him. The only cop appearing to be on his side is Agent Perelli (Bobby Cannavale), who tries to help as best he can while Felix undermines the law officials' work. He decides to take matters into his own hands and hunts down the guy who shot him in the head.

The shaky camera makes this slightly irritating to watch. Great performances by Leguizamo, Cannavale and Rosie Perez (as Felix's wife).

6/10