Criminal (2016)

6.3R113 minDirector: Ariel Vromen

2016 film by Ariel Vromexx

Criminal is a 2016 American action thriller film directed by Ariel Vromen and written by Douglas Cook and David Weisberg. The film is about a convict who is implanted with a dead CIA agent's memories to finish an assignment. The film stars Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman, and Tommy Lee Jones, in the second collaboration among all three following the 1991 film JFK. The film also features Gal Gadot and Antje Traue with the death of Ryan Reynolds's character, early in the film, setting the plot in motion.

Principal photography began on September 4, 2014, in London. The film was produced by Campbell-Grobman Films and Millennium Films and was released on April 15, 2016. It received generally negative reviews from critics and was a financial disappointment, grossing $38.8 million against its $31.5 million budget.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

FAQ

What is Criminal about?
Criminal (2016) — 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
Is Criminal based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Criminal scary?
Content rating: R. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.