The Criminal

I'd like to be kind as this was the director's first film. The trouble is there just isn't anything particularly good to say about it. Well, I'll take that back just a little. The beginning looks good, the musician picking up... Full review

I saw the Criminal on Palm Pictures VOD and i must say, while at first I was skeptical, I thought it was a fantastic movie that unwounded perfectly with many twists and turns along the way. Each scene gets better and... Full review

The Criminal is undeniable proof of the adverse affect that Pulp Fiction has had on cinema. The title of the movie is actually ironic, as the movie itself is no better than a common criminal. After paying money to see it,... Full review

'The Criminal' is an overlooked gem that I hadn't heard of prior to it showing up on cable. It captures classic noir in a modern framework with all the appropriate darkness and unsympathetic characters. The British have a knack for such... Full review

This film is really just something to watch when you are bored. It's by no means the worst film on the world, but it could have been so much better. There are some funny moments, and parts where you do wonder... Full review

The little-known and underrated Steven Mackintosh stars in this ambitious and complex British thriller which keeps you right on the edge of your seat until the end. Sadly, the end is a little bit disappointing but when you watch this endlessly... Full review

to welcome a gangster film of some quality, even....Still, a less than perfect film with a great deal of ambition is generally more appetising than a perfect one with none.....even these scenes are blessed with the class of actors like Mackintosh, Hill, and Eddie Izzard (as an earnest forensic cop)..... ... Full Review

The film is penned and directed by the notable French actor Yvan Attal ( The Criminal ), who is married to a famous French actress Charlotte Gainsbourg ( The Cement Garden ), and both star in the film. The homogenized and trite ending leads only to further questions concerning the power of love and its place in the act of marriage, and I left the theater more confused than enlightened. ... Full Review

Supposedly, 23-year-old writer/director Julian Simpson's crime noir was inspired by James Cameron's The Terminator -- I don't see it myself, except perhaps in theme of the randomness with which violent crime often strikes. ... Full Article

Evidence for the prosecution: its a British crime movie.It stars Eddie Izzard.It layers levels of plot beneath what appears to be a simple murder mystery. ... Full Article