Criminal (2004)

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Studio: Warner Independent Pictures

Rating: R

Release Date: Sep 10, 2004

Running Time: 87 mins.

Country Of Origin: United States

starring: John C Reilly, Diego Luna, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Peter Mullen, Zitto Kazann, Jonathan Tucker, Laura Ceron, Soledad St Hilaire, Ellen Geer, Brandon Keener

director: Gregory Jacobs

Criminal

Set in Los Angeles, the tale of an extremely odd couple: a young Latino man who will do anything for his family and a thirty-something scheming white guy who will do anything to his family. One wants to save his father. The other wants to get rich, in any way possible. So when they come across one of the most valuable pieces of currency in U.S. history, they're suddenly stuck together, and that's just--criminal. All they have to do is sell it, which is where the real problems begin. The only way out is family but the one person who can help them, hates them: the schemer's sister.

PETER TRAVERS - September 3, 2004

Here's the story: John C. Reilly stars as Richard Gaddis, a Los Angeles swindler who recruits a young partner (Diego Luna) for a one-day sting operation. It involves Richard using antique currency to bilk a tycoon (Peter Mullan) out of $500,000 and using his sister (the always intriguing Maggie Gyllenhaal) as a whore to do it. Here's the problem: 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.…