SummarySet 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.)
Directed By:Gregory Jacobs
Written By:Fabián Bielinsky, Gregory Jacobs, Steven Soderbergh
Criminal
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Generally Favorable
61
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Generally Favorable
6.1
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
61
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Captures Los Angeles in a straightforward, naturalistic way, neighborhood-hopping like a native.
75
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.
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Reilly and Luna make a chemically appealing screen team. Reilly, one of the best working actors in the indie side of things, is wonderfully world-weary, manipulative and roguishly charming.
63
The casting falters on every level compared with Queens.
60
Although Criminal retains its source material's cleverness and intricate plotting, something seems to have been lost in the translation.
50
In the end, coincidence undoes Criminal.
50
Here's the problem: The movie was made just four years ago by Argentinian director Fabian Bielinsky. It is called "Nine Queens," and it is vastly superior to this blah U.S. remake from director Gregory Jacobs.
User score
Generally Favorable
6.1
57% Positive
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Nov 26, 2021
7
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 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.
Production Company:
- Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
- 2929 Productions
- Section Eight
- Criminal Films Inc.
Release Date:Sep 10, 2004
Duration:1 h 27 m
Rating:R
Tagline:By the time you figure it out ...you've been had.
Awards
Venice Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
