In 2011, French thesps Omar Sy and Anne Le Ny co-starred in the comedy hit "Untouchable ... first writing/helming kudos for her breakthrough movie "Those Who Remain" (2008).

While Omar Sy and Laurent Lafitte have great chemistry—clearly one of the reasons the 2012 film did so well in France—, some of the comedy does feel a little dated in The Takedown. The film ...