IGN.com|AskMen.com|Rotten Tomatoes|GameSpy|FilePlanet|TeamXbox|CheatsCodesGuides|GameStats|Direct2Drive|Green Pixels
RottenTomatoes.com
Log In | Register | What is RT?
Learn More About Rotten Tomatoes
  • Home
  • Movies
  • DVD
  • Celebrities
  • News
  • Critics
  • Trailers & Pictures
  • The Vine
  • Forums
  • Box Office
  • | In Theaters
  • | Opening
  • | Upcoming
  • | Best Of
  • | Certified Fresh
  • | Showtimes
RT Search Powered by Google
help icon Enhanced RT
searches on Google
Click here to turn on enhanced search results from RT on your Google searches by subscribing to our Google Subscribed Links profile.
 
Movies / On DVD / Criminal
Criminal

Rate this Movie Help Icon

  • Write a Review
  • Read Reviews
  • Email to a Friend
  • Add to List
  • Bookmark and Share
  • Get this Movie
  • Buy Poster External Icon
  • Visit Official Site External Icon

Criminal (2004)

  • T-Meter Critics
  • Top Critics
  • RT Community
  • My Critics
  • My Friends
  • DVD
68 %
Tomatometer

How does the Tomatometer work Help Icon

Reviews Counted: 117

Fresh: 80

Rotten:37

Average Rating: 6.3/10

Consensus: If you saw Nine Queens, it may feel redundant, but the snappy performances make it fun to watch.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for language

Runtime: 87 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release: Sep 10, 2004 Wide

Box Office: $740,056

Synopsis: Richard Gaddis (John C. Reilly) is a Los Angeles con man in search of a new partner. Enter Rodrigo (Diego Luna), a young grifter pulling minor scams in a casino. When Rodrigo is caught by a savvy waitress who senses his scheme, Richard steps... Richard Gaddis (John C. Reilly) is a Los Angeles con man in search of a new partner. Enter Rodrigo (Diego Luna), a young grifter pulling minor scams in a casino. When Rodrigo is caught by a savvy waitress who senses his scheme, Richard steps in, posing as an undercover cop, and escorts him out. Much to Rodrigo's surprise, Richard asks him to be his partner-in-crime. Over the next 48 hours, their skills are put to the test as Richard is given a potentially lucrative chance to deliver a counterfeit bank note to a wealthy guest (Peter Mullan) at the hotel where his sister, Valerie (Maggie Gyllenhaal), is the concierge. But is he trustworthy, or is Rodrigo just another one of his unwitting marks? This tricky debut from director Gregory Jacobs is a remake of the 2002 Argentinean film NINE QUEENS. Pulling off the difficult stunt of making the audience gleefully root for a pair of criminals, the script is tight and surprising, making it genuinely difficult to determine who is conning whom in a story in which everyone seems to be on the make. The always-impressive Reilly takes on a lead role with the bravado one would expect after a string of brilliant supporting turns. [More]

Starring: John C. Reilly, Diego Luna, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jonathan Tucker

Starring: John C. Reilly, Diego Luna, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jonathan Tucker, Peter Mullan, Zitto Kazann, Malik Yoba

Director: Gregory Jacobs

Director: Gregory Jacobs
Screenwriter: Gregory Jacobs, Sam Lowry
Producer: George Clooney, Steven Soderbergh
Composer: Alex Wurman
Studio: Warner Independent

[See More Credits]

  • Trailers
  • Pictures
1 - 5 of 53

See More Movie Trailers & Pictures

Get This Movie

  • Buy DVD
 
 
 
 
Release:

Apr 12, 2005

[DVD Details]
 
 
  • John C. Reilly, Diego Luna and Maggie Gyllenhaal navigate the con-or-be-conned world of the L.A. grift in a clever caper directed by Gregory Jacobs and produced by Jacobs, George Clooney and Steven Soderbergh. A $750,000 one-night score awaits Richard and Rodrigo if they can flimflam an antique-currency collector (Peter Mullan) - a ruse soon packed with more twists than a box of pretzels. For suspense, surprise and a wow ending, catch this Criminal!
  • Source: Warner Home Video

    • Reviews for Criminal

    • T-Meter Critics
    • Top Critics
    • RT Community
    • My Critics
    • My Friends
    • DVD
     
     
    1 - 20 (sorted by date)
    Text View | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 >> >|
    Arrange By: Fresh | Rotten | Comments | Name | Source | Date
     
     
    N/R

    Click to read the article

    Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
    10/18/08
    Urban Cinefile Critics
    Urban Cinefile
    N/R

    Click to read the article

    Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
    05/26/06
    Jeffrey M. Anderson
    Combustible Celluloid
    Ratings Image

    Click to read the article

    Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
    04/01/06
    Empire Magazine
    Top Critic Icon Top Critic
    N/R

    Click to read the article

    Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
    02/09/06
    Time Out
    Top Critic Icon Top Critic
    Ratings Image

    Click to read the article

    Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
    12/06/05
    Film Threat
    Top Critic Icon Top Critic
    Ratings Image

    Like Richard Widmark, [John C. Reilly] is an excellent character actor who can convey both likeability and pathetical desperation simultaneously.

    Full Review Source: www.kcactive.com | comment Comment
    07/25/05
    Uri Lessing
    www.kcactive.com
    N/R

    Click to read the article

    Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
    07/21/05
    Houston Chronicle
    Top Critic Icon Top Critic
    Ratings Image

    Those viewers who watched NUEVE REINAS beforehand will be affected with increasingly unpleasant feeling of deja vu.

    Full Review Source: Draxblog Movie Reviews | comment Comment
    07/02/05
    Dragan Antulov
    Draxblog Movie Reviews
    Ratings Image

    Con film aficionados won’t find the picture revolutionary, but even they should enjoy the structure, craftsmanship and a nice supporting performance by Maggie Gyllenhaal.

    Full Review Source: Reno Gazette-Journal | comment Comment
    06/02/05
    Forrest Hartman
    Reno Gazette-Journal
    N/R

    Click to read the article

    Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment Comment
    05/13/05
    Sydney Morning Herald
    Top Critic Icon Top Critic
    Ratings Image

    A second-generation photocopy of a David Mamet cryptogram.

    Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness | comment Comment
    05/03/05
    Nick Schager
    Lessons of Darkness
    Ratings Image

    [It's] a safer, watered-down, but still enjoyable redo.

    Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
    04/09/05
    David Cornelius
    eFilmCritic.com
    Ratings Image

    ...the interaction of the movie's two leads, Reilly and Luna, is so good you might enjoy it for their performances alone.

    Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
    04/08/05
    John J. Puccio
    DVDTown.com
    Ratings Image

    it's Training Day for confidence tricksters, an exciting 24-hour tour of LA's underworld with a headache-inducing sting in its tail.

    Full Review Source: Movie Gazette | comment Comment
    02/19/05
    Anton Bitel
    Movie Gazette
    N/R

    Click to read the article

    Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
    02/15/05
    BBC
    Top Critic Icon Top Critic
    Ratings Image

    Considerando-se que o ótimo Nove Rainhas foi realizado há apenas alguns anos, esta refilmagem soa desnecessária, por mais interessante que seja seu roteiro.

    comment Comment
    02/09/05
    Pablo Villaca
    Cinema em Cena
    Ratings Image

    ... a fairly straightforward remake of the Argentine hit Nine Queens (2000)

    Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | comment Comment
    02/07/05
    Philip Martin
    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
    Ratings Image

    Click to read the article

    Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
    11/06/04
    Matthew Turner
    ViewLondon
    Ratings Image

    Reilly is perhaps the most amazing fusion of boy and man we have in American movies.

    Full Review Source: Las Vegas Mercury | comment Comment
    10/31/04
    Anthony Del Valle
    Las Vegas Mercury
    Ratings Image

    Well acted and intriguing...

    Full Review Source: Talking Pictures (U.S.) | comment Comment
    10/24/04
    Tony Toscano
    Talking Pictures (U.S.)
    1 - 20 (sorted by date)
    Text View | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 >> >|
    all

    Latest News for Criminal

    October 21, 2005: Clooney Prepares for "Wind Chill"
    George Clooney's Section 8 shingle will produce a horror thriller entitled "Wind Chill," says Variety. "Criminal" director Gregory Jacobs will be behind the... More...

    December 22, 2003: The script works in spades overall, bringing viewers an enjoyable look into this shadowy world and making it truly something that can be termed "con artistry." Opens in new window
    More...

    See More Topics...

    Related Forums for Criminal

    REEL_REVIEWER
    '9 Queens' remake retains its latin flavor & thanks 2 Diego Luna CRIMINAL worked 4 me
    by: REEL_REVIEWER 5/12/05

    REEL_REVIEWER
    '9 Queens' remake retains its latin flavor & thanks 2 Diego Luna CRIMINAL worked 4 me
    by: REEL_REVIEWER 5/12/05

    REEL_REVIEWER
    '9 Queens' remake retains its latin flavor & thanks 2 Diego Luna CRIMINAL worked 4 me
    by: REEL_REVIEWER 5/12/05

    REEL_REVIEWER
    '9 Queens' remake retains its latin flavor & thanks 2 Diego Luna CRIMINAL worked 4 me
    by: REEL_REVIEWER 5/12/05

    REEL_REVIEWER
    NINE QUEENS gets the remake treatment by WB, and some think that's CRIMINAL!!!
    by: REEL_REVIEWER 1/7/05
    See All

    More DVDs