CRIMINAL (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Kevin Costner (3 Days To Kill), Gary Oldman (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), Tommy Lee Jones (The Fugitive), Alice Eve (Star Trek Into Darkness), Gal Gadot (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice), Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool), Jordi Mollà (Blow), Antje Traue (Man of Steel), Michael Pitt (The Village), Scott Adkins (Grimsby), Amaury Nolasco (Transformers), Colin Salmon (London Has Fallen), Robert Davi (Die Hard), Richard Reid (Woman in Gold), Tommy Hatto (Thor: The Dark World)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Ariel Vromen (The Iceman), director; Douglas Cook (The Rock) and David Weisberg (Double Jeopardy), writers; Chris Bender (Leap Year), Christa Campbell (Shooting the Warwicks), Boaz Davidson (Ninja), Mark Gill (Olympus Has Fallen), Lati Grobman (Righteous Kill), Matthew O’Toole (Before I Go To Sleep), Trevor Short (The Expendables), J.C. Spink (Ride Along 2) and John Thompson (Bad Lieutenant), producers; Keith Power (Convict) and Brian Tyler (Avengers: Age of Ultron), composers; Dana Gonzales (Snitch), cinematographer; Danny Rafic (Danika), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In a last-ditch attempt to stop a diabolical attack against the public, the memories and skills of a dead CIA agent are placed into the mind of Jericho Stewart (Costner), a former death row inmate, with the hopes that he can complete the agent’s failed mission…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Despite the slightly daft plot that veers more into sci-fi territory than it does into the crime thriller genre, Criminal has a pretty strong ensemble cast who seem willing to act their hearts out regardless.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 15TH APRIL 2016

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