Criminal

Name: Criminal
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Released: September 10, 2004
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 61
Cast: Diego Luna, John C. Reilly, Maggie Gyllenhaal

2004

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Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) | Release Date: September 10, 2004 | R

Starring: Diego Luna, John C. Reilly, Maggie Gyllenhaal

Summary: Set in Los Angeles over the course of 24 hours, Criminal follows a day in the life of two smalltime bunco artists who stumble upon a foolproof, and extremely lucrative, scam. (Warner Bros.)

Director: Gregory Jacobs

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 87 min

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Scott Foundas

The cast is brilliant, not least of all Reilly -- vaguely despicable, smooth as an oil slick and altogether mesmerizing in the most impressive screen performance he's yet given. Read full review

Jami Bernard

The movie is fast and fun. Best of all are the actors, who likewise seem to know they've lucked into a rare good gig. Read full review

Stephen Holden

Even with its tepid lead performance, Criminal is a clever and diverting caper film. At least, it is as long as you don't think too hard about it. Read full review

Mike Clark

The casting falters on every level compared with Queens. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Although Criminal retains its source material's cleverness and intricate plotting, something seems to have been lost in the translation. Read full review

Paula Nechak

The film is inherently calculated and cold, so smugly satisfied with itself and its surprise final trick that it seems to be running its own con to convince us the script's house of cards is actually substantial, original and slick. Read full review

Christopher Zinsli

Can be fun. Just don’t think about it too hard. Read full review

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Chuck

Dec 30, 2005

A huge percentage of viewers will have never seen "Nine Queens", so why rate it in comparison? It's a very fun movie on its own, and those who complain about holes in the plot have no imagination.

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DawdlingPoet

Nov 26, 2021

This is a pretty decent sci-fi thriller film with a good cast, set in London. There are some scenes with quite bloody violence and the suspense is pretty good. The plot is a little unlikely, suffice to say but there are some interesting parts to it. Its a reasonably good watch, a mix ofThis is a pretty decent sci-fi thriller film with a good cast, set in London. There are some scenes with quite bloody violence and the suspense is pretty good. The plot is a little unlikely, suffice to say but there are some interesting parts to it. Its a reasonably good watch, a mix of sci-fi and thriller, with action elements too. There are worse films, there are better. It's not something likely to stay with you for any particular length of time, so I wouldn't recommend it as such, no.… Expand

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GabiB.

Mar 25, 2007

Horrible compared to the original. Stop running from subtitles and go watch a much better actor, Ricardo Darin, star in a much better movie.

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danielwtf

Sep 19, 2007

Yet another Hollywood remake ruining an authentic foreign masterpiece. Now they are after 'My Sassy Girl', a Korean masterpiece that redefined the industry standard of romantic comedies.

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