Review of Criminal (2016) by Mark E — 24 Apr 2016
Early reviewers deliberately tried to sabotage this movie, it's rating having now doubled with more viewers chiming in. The movie is not so much about a CIA agent as it is about a criminal; someone innately bad.
Some transition comes as a result of the memories and resultant feelings of love that come with a procedure. There are some subtle effects here in this change in Costners character. Sure, it's still a far-fetched SciFi action movie with the CIA and a bad boy hybrid, but the other layer of Costner slowly changing his morals and empathy is the most interesting part of this movie.
In some ways, It's underestimated against the action genre backdrop. Can a unredeeming man suddenly be given a lifetime of compassion and love from another mans brain, and suddenly change himself? How much of this s is free will? I actually expected a movie that was not as good as it was.
Love Costner in these roles. I'd like to see it again.
This review of Criminal (2016) was written by Mark E on 24 Apr 2016.
Criminal has generally received mixed reviews.
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