Brandon Keener, Brent Sexton, Deborah Van Valkenburgh
Richard Gaddis (John C. Reilly) catches young Rodrigo (Diego Luna) conning some casino waitresses out of chump change and decides the guy is just the right chump to help him run other local scams. The...( read more
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DVD Release Date: April 12, 2005
Stats: 293 reviews
Any brits out there who enjoyed the series Hustle will probably enjoy this film. Tricks of a con-man and apprentice, clever plot and an enjoyable watch.
Clever twists and great acting. This remake of an Argentinean film is definitely worth watching if you're a fan of con-artist movies!
conmen film set in los angeles, john c riley and diego luna star as 2 conmen, who come into possession of a piece of currency, that they find out is very valuble, they need tro pass it off and spend a frantic day in l.a sorting things out , trying to get things into motion, with ...( read more)
OK Soderbergh / Clooney production. Diego Luna was fine. Fun little crime film.
51/100
Been interested in seeing this for a while now. I'm a sucker for anything that has Diego Luna in it, and having Maggie Gyllenhaal in the cast just made it that bit more tempting. There was one slight problem I had with it though, before knowing anything about it, and that would b...( read more)
Criminal was short, sweet, and to the point. It wasn't completely predictable, but it wasn't unconventional either. Nothing jumped out at me, and nothing caused me to turn away. The ending was banal, though.
to be honest the only reason why i saw this movie was because Diego Luna was in it... i mean the story is good but the movie not so much... the actors aren't bad specially Luna, the end i did like, is interesting in general but it could have been way better if u change the story ...( read more)
A kind of who-done-what? puzzle. You'll probably enjoy it much more if you haven't seen the 2002 Argentine film, Nine Queens. full review
It is near impossible to make a great movie about con artists, because of the very nature of the genre itself. full review
Maybe watching Reilly, Luna and Gyllenhaal is quite enough entertainment value for any movie. full review
Follows the original fairly closely, and because I already knew the plot secrets, it couldn't work on me in its intended way. As the recycled characters, dialog and events turned up, there seemed to b... full review
The movie was made just four years ago by Argentinian director Fabian Bielinsky. It is called Nine Queens, and it is vastly superior to this blah U.S. remake from director Gregory Jacobs. full review
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