Hollywood’s Big Boys came out to
play in the action-genre movie The Criminal. After playing the snarky superhero
Deadpool, Ryan Reynolds takes on a more clean-cut character as he plays top CIA
agent Bill Pope, who was on an important mission before he was killed. In order
to extract vital information, his memories, skills, and training were
transplanted into hardened criminal Jericho Stewart’s (Kevin Costner) brain.
The procedure was performed by a neuroscientist (Tommy Lee Jones) under the
orders and close monitoring of the CIA chief (Gary Oldman).
What they didn’t count on was that
Stewart was also able to absorb the other aspects of Pope’s memories,
particularly his love for family and an overwhelming sense of responsibility. The
fallen agent’s wife, Jill Pope (Gal Gadot) helps convince him of his purpose. For
the first time in his life, the criminal was able to clearly distinguish right
from wrong and sets about to save the world.
The criminal becomes the hunted yet
again, but this time he is on the side of the law. The mission is in the
memories and every memory holds a clue. He has 48 hours to find a valuable CIA
asset called The Dutchman in order to foil an international terrorist’s plans.
Aside from the intriguing premise,
The Criminal movie is jam-packed with enough action scenes, explosions, and car
chases to satisfy the hardcore action-genre fan. What is likewise interesting to note is that
this is the second collaboration of top-draw film stars Kevin Costner,
Gary Oldman
and Tommy Lee Jones following the 1991
thought-provoking film JFK.
The explosive movie is directed by
Ariel Vromen, whose previous work on a serial killer called The Iceman garnered
notice at the 69th Venice Film Festival and was released worldwide
in 2013. Producer Chris Bender of the American Pie and The Hangover Series is
also involved in the project.
The Criminal opens in Philippine
theaters on April 13, 2016 and is released locally by OctoArts Films
International.
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