Film Snail

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Criminal

R·2016·113m

Action

Crime

Science Fiction

Action

Crime

Science Fiction

Summary

CIA Agent Bill Pope is on a mission to track down a shadowy hacker named 'The Dutchman'. When he gets mysteriously killed, an experimental procedure transfers his memories into a dangerous ex-convict. When he wakes up Pope's memories, his mission is to eliminate The Dutchman before the hacker launches ICBMs and starts World War III.

Cast

Ryan Reynolds

Bill Pope

Kevin Costner

Jerico Stewart

Gary Oldman

Quaker Wells

Tommy Lee Jones

Dr. Franks

Gal Gadot

Jill Pope

Alice Eve

Marta Lynch

Michael Pitt

Jan Strook - The Dutchman

Jordi Mollà

Xavier Heimdahl

Antje Traue

Elsa Mueller

Scott Adkins

Pete Greensleeves

Amaury Nolasco

Esteban Ruiza

Danny Webb

Lewis Deane

Colin Salmon

Warden

Lara Decaro

Emma Pope

Freddy Bosche

CIA Agent Pfeffer

Emmanuel Imani

CIA Agent #2

Harry Hepple

CIA Tech

Doug Cockle

Extraction Team Leader

Steve Nicolson

SSBN Captain

Sope Dirisu

SSBN Fire & Control

Gisella Marengo

Luggage Shop Saleswoman

Mark Kempner

Black Cab Driver

Mike Bodie

CIA Officer Laundry Team

Joshua James

Higgs

Samantha Coughlan

Navy Officer

David Avery

Kebab Clerk

Joe Fidler

Radio Man Fred Bosh

Michael Webber

Pawnbroker

Katharine Gwen

Françoise

Richard Alan Reid

James Osborne

Kelly Clare

Pedestrian

Joanna Brookes

Librarian

Matthew Steer

Library Patron

Andrew Byron

Russian Sentry

Elizabeth Ross

Mrs. Franks

James Richard Marshall

Heimdahl's Guard

Henry Garrett

Air Force Technician

Tim Woodward

Roderick Armstrong

Lotte Spring Rice

Bobby

Nathan Osgood

Professor Callowell

Sarah Middleton

Researcher

Dragos Savulescu

Akhmadov

Tamer Doghem

Kebab Cook

Priyanga Burford

Pharmacist

Diana Dimitrovici

Very Attractive Nurse

Amina Zia

Indian Woman

Rio Fredrika Debolla

Redhead Girl

Steven Brand

News Anchor

Natalie Marie Ames

Female News Anchor

Piers Morgan

Himself

Luca Giorgio Maggiora

Kebab Hooligan #1

Mark Rhino Smith

Kebab Hooligan #2

Louis Tamone

MI-5 Officer

Sophie Ross

CIA Tech #2

Samuel Turner O'Toole

Young Kid

Mark Underwood

Heimdahl's Man

Ian Burfield

Fisherman / Father

Natalie Burn

Shoo shoo (uncredited)

Jamie B. Chambers

CIA Laundry Team (uncredited)

Michael Chapman

Cafe Customer (uncredited)

Anastasia Harrold

MI5 Agent (uncredited)

Robert Davi

Admiral Lance (uncredited)

Crew

Director

Ariel Vromen

Writer

David Weisberg

Writer

Douglas S. Cook

Reviews

Rangan

September 9, 2016

**A man with the two minds!**

This is a very familiar theme, but a different format and gives a different scientific excuse to execute the story. It is kind of 'Face/off' and 'Self/less' meets the 'Hardcore Henry'. It has some decent stunt sequences, but most of the film was just running and chasing around. And then there's a youngster whose involvement was the centre of the narration.

It all begins when an American secret agent was killed before completing his mission in the London. The important data from his brain were transmitted to a prison serving convict and then after the surgery he goes loose. So the man hunt begins against the running out of the time where the original mission needs to be accomplished. How the rest of the story shapes up were a fast paced action-thriller.

Something I don't like in the todays films are the open ending keeping in mind a sequel. This was an average box office film, but they might make another film. Wonderful cast, though. There are too many big names and everybody did the brief roles, except Kevin Costner in the main character, a tough one. But I did not know it was his film till I watch. In the poster he looked like somebody else. Though he did well along with the others, particularly Gal Gadot who I saw recently as Wonder Woman and now as an ordinary wife. A swift pace, but the story was nothing, overly depended on the star value as well as the stunts and the technical quality. Overall film was okay kind, partially entertaining, because of the performances.

6/10