Once again, Hollywood making remakes they shouldn't. While the original film Nueve Reinas is excellent in every way, especially the performance of Darin and the original script, this is just a fine copy of something great in which they didn't add any extra value. Remakes are supposed to be better than the original, otherwise, don't do it at all!!I only give it a 4 because the Argentinian film is a 10. Don't watch this if you haven't, watch the original, and if you already had, please download Nueve Reinas and erase this from your brain.

I don't understand people who write review a movie without to see the original movie.The original Nueve reinas (9 queens) was a unique twisted tale from two con artists, who want to sell some extremely rare stamps. They motivation, they relationship is a big question all over the film until the end.In this remake we have a cut version of the original movie.. No exposition some things which is perfectly showed in the original movie. Some plot holes, like how they know about the yellow envelope is very embarrassing.The original movie was a twister.. only the end when you understand everything. This was a little wind, what shakes you up, but not as great as the original movie.

God awful David Mamet wannabe is so lame, it is truly a shame to see John C. Reilly involved with this giant pigeon droppings of a movie. Everything, and I mean everything about "Criminal" is totally contrived. The film actually is an insult to the audience's intelligence. Stupidity is piled upon stupidity, until an ending that absolutely confirms that essentially you have just wasted 87 minutes. Zero likable characters, zero believable characters, and a script that never should have happened, unless it's purpose was to leave the audience feeling frustrated, annoyed, insulted, and cheated. Definitely one to be avoided, unless you are a glutton for punishment. - MERK

Nine queens is one of the greatest Argentinean movies.Criminal,that movie's remake,is not a bad movie and it's way better that almost all recent remakes but it's not at the same level of the original.The superb and unexpected ending on the original movie,on this movie lost surprise for me because I knew it.But Criminal is a fun movie.The people who saw Nine queens will be fun with this movie but without surprise but the people who did not see Nine queens will enjoy it much more.I knew all the surprises from the beginning but I was fun watching this movie and it's way better that recent remakes.Rating: 7