
Bill Pope (Ryan Reynolds) is a CIA agent on a mission in London tracking down a shadowy hacker nicknamed "The Dutchman" (Michael Pitt). When he gets mysteriously ambushed and killed, an experimental procedure is used to transfer his memories into dangerous convict Jerico Stewart (Kevin Costner). When he wakes up with the CIA agent's memories, his mission is to find The Dutchman and make the deal with him before the hacker launches ICBM's and starts World War III. But complica... (Full plot summary below)
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Bill Pope (Ryan Reynolds) is a CIA agent on a mission in London tracking down a shadowy hacker nicknamed "The Dutchman" (Michael Pitt). When he gets mysteriously ambushed and killed, an experimental procedure is used to transfer his memories into dangerous convict Jerico Stewart (Kevin Costner). When he wakes up with the CIA agent's memories, his mission is to find The Dutchman and make the deal with him before the hacker launches ICBM's and starts World War III. But complications soon arise and the mission turns personal.
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| Consequence of SoundClint WorthingtonWe believe in you, Kevin, but maybe stick to Westerns for your late-career comeback. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank Swietek[An] astronomically silly script, which one can even imagine Luc Besson turning down as ludicrous...It's so bad, it's 'Criminal.' |
| AV ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyA high-concept thriller that teeters like a seesaw between deranged and dull. |
| Reel Film ReviewsDavid NusairBoasting as legitimately bananas a premise as one can easily recall, Criminal manages to overcome a few minor deficiencies to become a seriously engaging little action flick... |
| New YorkerBruce DionesThe movie is a little more fun than it has any right to be, thanks to its super-serious cast (including Tommy Lee Jones, Ryan Reynolds, Gary Oldman, and Gal Gadot) and the straight-faced approach to its ridiculous shenanigans. |
| Chicago ReaderAndrea GronvallCostner, in full badass mode, makes this crackpot premise work. |
| Q Network Film DeskJames Kendrickallows us to experience with giddy vicariousness a brutal psychopath wreaking havoc on bad guys for all the right reasons |
| La Nación (Argentina)Fernando LopezThe real mistery here is how such a talented cast accepted to appear in such a terrible movie. [Full review in Spanish] |
| Cincinnati CityBeattt stern-enziThere is a lot to enjoy in Criminal; enough, in fact, for it to remind us that such guilty pleasures shouldn't be thought of as crimes against humanity. |
| EscribiendoCineEmiliano BasileIn Criminal, Luc Besson manages to bring back Kevin Costner and turn him into the action hero he was born to be. [Full review in Spanish] |