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Criminal

Country: USA, Language: English, 113 mins

  • Director: Ariel Vromen
  • Writer: Douglas Cook; David Weisberg
  • Producer: Chris Bender; Jason Bloom

CGiii Comment

In order to 'enjoy' this violently muddled mess of a film...disengage all functioning brain cells...

For a film to kill off its 'star' in the first 5 minutes is a bold and rather stupid step to take...the sprightly Ryan Reynolds is literally replaced by an aging Kevin Costner...ensuring that the Reynolds' fan-club will leave - utterly - disappointed.

Even the Hollwood A-list stalwarts cannot save this film from its breathtaking stupidity...from its bizarre casting decisions...from the god-awful script.

Perhaps, Mr Reynolds signed up before he read the entire script...and then, when he did, begged to be killed off ASAP...

The 'gay' content...literally, blink and you'll miss it! We blinked! GLAAD will explain below...!


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The(ir) Blurb...

Bill Pope (Ryan Reynolds) is a CIA agent on a mission in London tracking down a shadowy hacker nicknamed 'The Dutchman.' When he gets mysteriously ambushed and killed, an experimental procedure is used to transfer his memories into dangerous convict Jericho 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.


GLAAD

This crime-thriller follows Jerico Stewart, a former death row inmate who is the test subject for a dangerous surgery meant to give him the memories of a dead man. When Jerico arrives in London and steals a car, the audience sees a montage of notable landmarks and people walking the streets, including two men kissing on a bridge, which prompts Jerico to smile and cheer. While it is noteworthy that the film decided to include gay couples as part of the fabric of what makes London great, the brevity of the scene (less than five seconds) remains entirely too common for LGBTQ inclusion.

CGiii100

Thank you GLAAD for making us watch a turkey of a film for a gay kiss that lasted 'less than 5 seconds' - we must have blinked...because, none of us on the review sofa saw it!

Cast & Characters

Kevin Costner as Jerico Stewart;
Gary Oldman as Quaker Wells;
Tommy Lee Jones as Dr. Franks;
Ryan Reynolds as Bill Pope;
Jordi Molla as Xavier Heimdahl;
Gal Gadot as Jill Pope;
Michael Pitt as Jan Strook - The Dutchman;
Amaury Nolasco as Esteban Ruiza;
Alice Eve as Marta Lynch;
Antje Traue as Elsa Mueller;
Scott Adkins as Pete Greensleeves;
Lara Decaro as Emma Pope;
Freddy Bosche as CIA Agent Pfeffer;
Emmanuel Imani as CIA Agent #2;
Harry Hepple as CIA Tech