Dans un ultime effort pour mettre fin à un complot diabolique, les souvenirs, les secrets et les compétences d'un agent de la CIA décédé sont implantés dans un condamné à mort dans l'espoir ... Tout lireDans un ultime effort pour mettre fin à un complot diabolique, les souvenirs, les secrets et les compétences d'un agent de la CIA décédé sont implantés dans un condamné à mort dans l'espoir qu'il achève sa mission.Dans un ultime effort pour mettre fin à un complot diabolique, les souvenirs, les secrets et les compétences d'un agent de la CIA décédé sont implantés dans un condamné à mort dans l'espoir qu'il achève sa mission.
- Réalisation
- Scénario
- Casting principal
Jordi Mollà
- Xavier Heimdahl
- (as Jordi Molla)
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This film is a perfect example of why movie critics are completely irrelevant. Solid acting, well paced, an interesting story (while somwhat implausible) with relatable character dynamics, and of course Costner is great ... so why the Metacritic score of 36? WTF? It's at the point where I'll take the User opinions over the critics every damn time, because clearly there's some underlying bias that comes with being a professional critic of something as subjective as filmmaking. Is it Costner? Is that it? Because they roundly hated "3000 Miles To Graceland" too, another fun movie which may not be Oscar worthy, but nevertheless. And there are definitely some Costner duds out there (Waterworld, The Postman), but I can tell you this, I would watch "Criminal" 100 times before I'd ever force myself to watch "Nomadland" again!
"You hurt me
I hurt you worse." Jericho (Kevin Costner)
Costner is the titular bad guy, who is implanted with the memory of deceased CIA operative, Bill Pope (Ryan Gosling—don't expect to see much of him as he dies early), and spends the better part of Criminal dealing with emotions new to him. It's a film rife with clichés but engaging largely because Costner is believable as a monster turned humanist. And the supporting cast is first-rate.
While this thriller is rife with electronics ( the bad guy has hacked into the USA's military computer system), the humanism is what strikes me as satisfying: not just Jericho's assuming Pope's affections but also Gary Oldman's CIA officer, Quaker Wells, sliding into a rage and Jordi Malla's head terrorist, Xavier, just being cool. I also must acknowledge that the growing affection between Jericho and Pope's widow, Jill (Gal Gadot), is believable if not just as improbable as their planting her deceased husband's thoughts and memories in Jericho.
In thrillers like Criminal, we've seen before the action sequences with vulnerable helicopters, racing cop cars, and ominous computer screens. What we haven't seen much of is a bad-boy hero who captures our sympathy immediately so that we care what happens to him regardless of the mayhem he causes in his journey. Costner has the stature and mien to carry this ambiguous hero right into our hearts.
"You don't remember me but I remember you," says young daughter, Emma Pope (Lara Decaro). Out of the mouths of babes come wisdom and the hope of love for a soulless murderer whose life is transformed by modern technology. Who would have thought technology could grant humanity? Besides, it's fun.
Costner is the titular bad guy, who is implanted with the memory of deceased CIA operative, Bill Pope (Ryan Gosling—don't expect to see much of him as he dies early), and spends the better part of Criminal dealing with emotions new to him. It's a film rife with clichés but engaging largely because Costner is believable as a monster turned humanist. And the supporting cast is first-rate.
While this thriller is rife with electronics ( the bad guy has hacked into the USA's military computer system), the humanism is what strikes me as satisfying: not just Jericho's assuming Pope's affections but also Gary Oldman's CIA officer, Quaker Wells, sliding into a rage and Jordi Malla's head terrorist, Xavier, just being cool. I also must acknowledge that the growing affection between Jericho and Pope's widow, Jill (Gal Gadot), is believable if not just as improbable as their planting her deceased husband's thoughts and memories in Jericho.
In thrillers like Criminal, we've seen before the action sequences with vulnerable helicopters, racing cop cars, and ominous computer screens. What we haven't seen much of is a bad-boy hero who captures our sympathy immediately so that we care what happens to him regardless of the mayhem he causes in his journey. Costner has the stature and mien to carry this ambiguous hero right into our hearts.
"You don't remember me but I remember you," says young daughter, Emma Pope (Lara Decaro). Out of the mouths of babes come wisdom and the hope of love for a soulless murderer whose life is transformed by modern technology. Who would have thought technology could grant humanity? Besides, it's fun.
I decided to buy a matinée ticket on a rainy day for this movie based on its terrific cast, and I wasn't disappointed. Yes, it feels like a cousin of Face/Off. Yes, there are tremendous conveniences in the story. Yes, it is predictable. However, if you like the cast and if you like action movies with some surprises then it is worth seeing. Costner brings his star power to the role of Jericho, a man with no social skills due to his underdeveloped frontal lobes, which were damaged as a child (in a touching story). Therefore it's fun to watch him steal a vehicle right in front of people, walk to the front of lines and punch people just because he can. I was happy to see Gal Gadot in a bigger role than I expected. And I spent most of the movie trying to figure out who one of the villains was, as I recognized her from another role but couldn't place it. She is very distinctive (and very beautiful), and at the end I realized it was Antje Traue, the East German actress who played a super villain in 2013's Man of Steel. Overall, the movie is good enough for a entertaining matinée at the movies.
This film has been saved by its stars: Ryan Reynolds first and Kevin Costner few minutes later will make you forget most of plot's unbelievable logical holes, awful editing (what's Alice Eve's end?), repetitive scenes and complete lack of bad guy's motive (Jordi Mollà).
And Tommy Lee Jones, Gal Gadot, Gary Oldman and Michael Pitt (Alice Eve here is little more than an extra) strive to fill with workmanship and dignity their otherwise gaunt supporting roles.
They all succeed in saving the day and in the end you won't fall asleep or leave theater in contempt. But on your way home you could probably comment that this is one of the most useless (or unconvincing) films you ever watched.
And Tommy Lee Jones, Gal Gadot, Gary Oldman and Michael Pitt (Alice Eve here is little more than an extra) strive to fill with workmanship and dignity their otherwise gaunt supporting roles.
They all succeed in saving the day and in the end you won't fall asleep or leave theater in contempt. But on your way home you could probably comment that this is one of the most useless (or unconvincing) films you ever watched.
I often feel people are far to critical of some movies, this would fall into that category. Solid action thriller, good cast, good action and a few comical lines. Ignore the low ratings!
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- AnecdotesRyan Reynolds appeared in a supporting role in this movie, due to a break in his schedule, after completing principal photography on Deadpool (2016).
- GaffesBilly effortlessly carries $10 million in cash in a medium Dunhill bag. In reality, $1 million in $100 bills (the largest US currency denomination since 1969) weighs 20.4 pounds. So $10 million would weigh over 200 pounds and would require about 10 of the bags he used.
- Citations
[repeated line]
Jericho Stewart: You hurt me... I hurt you worse.
- Bandes originalesTime and Again
Written by Blaire Reinhard / Gray Reinhard
Published by Engine Co 35 Music Publishing (ASCAP)
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Détails
- Date de sortie
- Pays d’origine
- Sites officiels
- Langues
- Aussi connu sous le nom de
- Mente implacable
- Lieux de tournage
- Croydon College, College Road, Croydon, Londres, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni(medical research labs and CIA operations centre)
- Sociétés de production
- Voir plus de crédits d'entreprise sur IMDbPro
Box-office
- Budget
- 31 500 000 $US (estimé)
- Montant brut aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 14 708 696 $US
- Week-end de sortie aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 5 767 278 $US
- 17 avr. 2016
- Montant brut mondial
- 38 803 993 $US
- Durée1 heure 53 minutes
- Couleur
- Mixage
- Rapport de forme
- 2.35 : 1
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