Criminal

Before setting forth reading my review of Criminal, you must take into account that it's apart of a genre that I cannot get enough of. Even if I finally have gotten out of an obsessive heist/ con phase that lasted... Full review

I really, really, really think that EVERYONE should see this film. It was one of the most entertaining films I've watched all year. In a world where only morbid/ depressing movies are considered excellent and plot less, big-budget films rule... Full review

Being quite fond of heist/sting/caper movies this looked like it was well worth a hire at the local DVD store when it came out.After about 5 minutes I was feeling very confused - I was sure had seen it before... Full review

A very nice film, devoted mainly to two central characters: Richard Gaddis (played by John C. Reilly) and Rodrigo (played by Diego Luna). The film traces a 24-hour period in which the two characters first meet, and subsequently have an... Full review

As one of the many foreign film devotees who rank writer Fabián Bielinsky's 2000 film NUEVE REINAS from Argentina as one of the best caper films ever, I was completely satisfied with the 'American made version' CRIMINAL. Bielinsky co-wrote this... Full review

"Criminal" is an adequate Americanization of one of my favorite films of 2002, the delightfully twisty "Nine Queens (Nueve Reinas)." Adapter/debut director Gregory Jacobs doesn't quite make up for the extra tension that Argentina's financial chaos added as an urgent... Full review

One question that always pop in my mind whenever Hollywood tries to remake a foreign film that was successful is: Why? In most cases, the end result is disastrous; it never compares with the original movie and why spend money... Full review

Lovers of the grifter genre - you will love this one most of all. It earns a 9 out of 10 from yours truly. Sincerely. Sure, I'm biased for the genre.But this one has the style of a low budget... Full review

I saw the film and loved it. The ending totally threw me. As I drove home I had to rethink the entire film. Every assumptions I had while watching it was wrong. It was a total surprize. Diego is soooo... Full review

I just went recently to the Austin Premiere of this flick (which is actually the second showing -- I guess the first premiere must have been in LA).I expected to see an "okay" film, but what I got to see... Full review

The numbers are in and Super Bowl XLI was huge.Coming in at 93.1 million viewers, it was the third most watched program in history, and the second most watched Super Bowl. ... Full Article

Review by David Stratton Now to CRIMINAL, at a casino in Los Angeles, Richard Gaddis, (John C. Reilly), a professional con-man, observes Rodrigo, Diego Luna, working his scams on a number of waitresses.Gaddis takes Rodrigo under his wing and after... ... Full Article

In "Criminal," the actor John C. Reilly sheds a career playing dupes and schlubs and gives his first full-tilt electric performance, playing an unscrupulous Los Angeles con man. Reilly is tall and tubby, with an attraction to parts that show ... Full Article

. Still, Jacobs keeps the film moving at a brisk pace, its shell-game narrative providing enough double-dealing plot twists to keep the audience guessing about who's conning whomeven though realizing all the while that they're the ones being taken for... ... Full Article

Now, I'm the first film fan to profess a disdain for foreign films revisited by American filmmakers -- there's usually little point in doing so rather than giving those foreign films a wider domestic release, beyond the sad fact that... ... Full Article