Criminal (2016)

In a last-ditch effort to stop a diabolical plot, a dead CIA operative's memories, secrets, and skills are implanted into a death-row inmate in hopes that he will complete the operative's mission.

Director:

Ariel Vromen

Writers:

Douglas Cook, David Weisberg

Stars:

Kevin Costner, Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot

Cast

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

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

cia | husband wife relationship | violence | tied up while barefoot | gagged | 

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Taglines:

His last job for the CIA is in the mind of a criminal

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and language throughout

Details

Official Sites:

Lionsgate Lionsgate Publicity

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English French

Release Date:

15 April 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mente implacable

Filming Locations:

Croydon College, College Road, Croydon, London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$31,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,767,278, 17 April 2016, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$14,268,533, 8 May 2016

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$38,803,993

Company Credits

Production Co:

BenderSpink, Campbell Grobman Films, Criminal Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The moving bridge action car sequence was not originally scripted on a moving bridge, but a stationery one. It was a concept conceived by Ariel Vromen after he had to wait at an English airport, before going to the production office, and saw this bridge moving.

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Goofs

The London Black Cab drivers do not need GPS to find a location. Anyone wanting a London Cab license spends years studying the street map of London and must pass rigorous testing to prove they can go to any address anywhere in the city from memory. Most people study two years or more to qualify.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Jericho Stewart: [narrating] They messed with my brain. Thought they knew what they'd get, but they were wrong. They don't know me. I do not know what happens next, but this I do know: you hurt me... I hurt you worse.

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Connections

Referenced in Criminal: Director's Notes (2016)

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Soundtracks

It's Cool Like That
Written by Norman Cambridge, Tristan Paul Henri
Published by Cavendish Music Co., LTD. (PRS)
Courtesy of 5 Alarm Music

User Reviews

Really liked this movie

This was a really good movie, I don't understand all the critic's pans. Yes, there is a sci-fi element, so what? Jericho is a man who suffered a brain injury as a child that took away the use of his frontal lobe. This left him with the animal instincts of survival with basically no other human emotional traits as well as leaving that portion of his brain as virtually a blank canvas. The movie was action-packed, there were no slow points, the acting was spot on, the photography was great, the characters well defined. Jericho is a human experiment that the government forced to happen. The results are what one might expect from government interference in such a situation. If the world every goes full on crazy, I want Jericho on my team! I would go to see this movie again with a friend and I will certainly buy the DVD when it comes out. Costner is such a well developed actor and does a great job with the part. Make no mistake, that Jericho dude is one bad...