Plot
Sam, a sniper, and Ken, a spotter are watching their high profile target. Sam finds a perfect shot, but accidentally hits the girlfriend of the target as well. Sam is regretful, believing that the girl he killed may have been innocent and seemed to be protecting the target.
Sam decides to retire and talks to his boss, Tamara, about it. She convinces him to take one last assignment in Frankfurt and Sam agrees. They enter a luxurious apartment and are told it is an upgrade from Tamara herself, seen as a parting gift for Sam while Ken remains in disbelief. Two massage girls, Mona and Lily, join them as a gift from the boss.
The manager brings up food and suddenly opens the curtains, and a sniper begins firing. He tries to close the curtains but the manager, stops him and tries to kill him. Sam manages to knock him and another assassin down. Ken makes a call to Tamara using Lily's phone and asks for backup. The assassin wakes up again, but Ken throws him out of the window. However, he is shot abs heavily injured by the sniper.
Sam finds that Tamara is trying to kill them because she fears Sam using his skills for another employer. In a chaotic skirmish, Lily is killed. Once reinforcements arrive, Sam uses his rifle and several other tactics to keep himself and Mona alive despite the low chances of survival. Mona makes Sam promise to take care of her 8 year old daughter and sacrifices herself as he finally kills the sniper. Ken suddenly wakes up but forces Sam to save himself after realizing he is on borrowed time. While a drone sent by Tamara is destroyed by Sam, Ken uses the last of his energy to help Sam before succumbing to his wounds. Using an old technique from their past, Sam escapes the attack.
With the help of Mona's daughter, Sam kills Tamara in the restroom at a train station.
Reception
The Guardian rated Take Cover at 2/5 stars, writing that it was not "astute enough to methodically work the stripped-down predicament for everything it’s worth. Surely no elite sniper would give his position away with a lens flash, for starters – and why are the characters all hiding behind furniture that is presumably easy to penetrate with high velocity bullets?" [3] Common Sense Media was also critical, stating "What the movie can't deliver, however, is a break from the familiar "one last job" cliches, or a climax packed with any surprises." [4]
The reviewer for Cinema Crazed was more favorable, calling it "decent Scott Adkins fare, an action film with plenty of bullets and hand to hand combat, made to showcase what the actor can do and going for it while it’s at it." [5] Eye for Film was also favorable, noting that "There is practically nothing in the plot of this film that viewers won’t have seen before, yet it works, largely due to the combination of engaging characters and expertly delivered action." [6]
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