A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

I liked it. Costner gives one of those great perforrnances that kinda comes outta nowhere. I liked the London setting - a welcome change to the US city setting we're so used to. Quite a few reviewers complain about plot holes that are not there; they were evidently not paying much attention whilst watching it - their short attention spans are not the movie's problem.

PROS: This movie was intense, that's for sure. I was really shook by the whole experience. From the first 10 minutes with RYAN REYNOLDS I knew that I bitten off more than I could chew with this movie. I enjoyed the finesse in which the director was able to conduct the movie. Although I was startled by the movie at first, I really got to see what the director wanted to get across to the audience. He had a vision and it was well broadcasted. From the opening scene to the closing I was at the edge of my seat and completely entranced. I couldn't not see the finale of the film because I had previously got so invested in the process.PROS: The con is simple... ACTING! I don't understand how it is so hard to convey an emotion that the script has pretty much written out for you. You can't try to pull an emotion out of thin air, that's when it becomes unrealistic and shows through the film as being wicked fake. The director had the main character as being someone that it was OK to dislike, but when you got to the end you were supposed to like him. I didn't like him at all. It's hard to like someone when they act fake. That unbalanced vibe that the acting gave to the film is just plain disrespectful.www.chorror.com

Oh, how did he learn to drive on the left side of the road so quickly? Now let me get serious:Plot: Average at the best! I saw so many action filled films similar to this one that I could not get entertained that much. Yes, it is set in London and that gives a nice touch to the whole thing, but it so unrealistic that I could not get serious about this film. It is an interesting idea to give a convicted felon a life so he can have a house, wife, child and so on, but please give me a break. It is not realistic.Acting: Acting is good and Mr. Costner really tried to give something so this film would get off the ground but it did not help that much.If you like action packed films this is one for you but if you do not you can freely skip it.

I'm not sure who Ariel Vromen is, nor am I familiar with his work, but honestly, I have to imagine that this man, or somebody heavily involved in this film, was owed one hell of a favor from someone up top in Summit, Lionsgate or Hollywood, because this director had a star studded cast that he did little, to nothing with... a cast that had no reason to say yes to being a part of this movie - especially Ryan - but they did anyway.Gal Gadot, may not be the best actor out there, but, she is A-List and well worth a watch, but, lets say she isn't enough to guarantee commercial success and a fierce Mystery Action Thriller. You then have Gary Oldman (who's role I feel is probably the most idiotic he has ever taken) and Tommy Lee Jones. And lets just say that wealth of experience is also not enough... Kevin Costner steps in too! All of that, including Ryan Reynolds, who's talents had no business being in this movie - which probably explains why he is uncredited - also joined the party, and on composition, Brian Tyler. Somebody pulled some strings, and Criminal had it all... then did nothing with it.This movie is boring. Just put simply. The story, so promising, but even worse, so squandered. Badly edited, badly directed, and all around badly executed. Tommy was incredibly underused, Gary's character was an idiot. Ryan is too big for his role. For Gadot, this was a pay check, and Kevin Costner, with a much better director, would've been right for his role.I was ready to give Criminal 4/10, but something happened in the film that warranted a bump to 5/10... What that was, I can't remember. It must be Billy's memories and personality that affected my brain through the movie. And Ryan, don't think we've forgotten that right before this film, you starred in Self/Less! However, I still have nothing but love for you.Criminal had the potential to be a wicked, gangster hit. Sadly, what they did with it, was just, Criminal.