Fresh
With dashes of black humour and pointed glimpses of the American class system, Criminal is a taut con-versus-con game whose deft artistry isn't fully revealed until the last few minutes.
Susan Walker, Toronto Star
Criminal
Ever get the feeling you're being played?
2004 · 1h 27m · R
Action, Comedy, Thriller
Directed by
Gregory Jacobs
Overview
Needing a new partner capable of intricate cons, Richard Gaddis, recruits Rodrigo, a crook with a perfect poker face. The two plan a big-time scam: selling a fake Silver Certificate to currency collector William Hannigan. Rodrigo distrusts his new associate, but needs money to help out his ill father. The situation becomes more complicated when Rodrigo falls for Gaddis' sister, Valerie, drawing another player into the game.
Director and cast
- Gregory Jacobs Director
- John C. Reilly as Richard Gaddis
- Diego Luna as Rodrigo
- Maggie Gyllenhaal as Valerie
- Peter Mullan as William Hannigan
- Zitto Kazann as Ochoa
- Jonathan Tucker as Michael
- Laura Cerón as Waitress (as Laura Ceron)
- Soledad St. Hilaire as Waitress #2
- Ellen Geer as Grandma
- Brandon Keener Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
69%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A kind of who-done-what? puzzle. You'll probably enjoy it much more if you haven't seen the 2002 Argentine film, Nine Queens.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Fresh
... unfolds like a David Mamet film ...
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Fresh
Jacobs has brought the barrio into noir, and that's no small achievement. If nothing else, it opens the door to a whole new galaxy of grift.
Peter Rainer, New York Magazine/Vulture
Fresh
Reilly and Luna make a chemically appealing screen team.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
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