Emily the Criminal

Emily the Criminal

Emily, who is saddled with student debt and locked out of the job market due to a minor criminal record, gets involved in a credit card scam that pulls her into the criminal underworld of Los Angeles, ultimately leading to deadly consequences.

  • Released:
  • Runtime: 120 minutes
  • Genre: Crime, Drama, Thrillers
  • Stars: Aubrey Plaza, Theo Rossi, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Gina Gershon, Jonathan Avigdori, Bernardo Badillo, Craig Stark, Brandon Sklenar
  • Director: John Patton Ford
 Comments
  • izler - 10 May 2024
    It's OK
    The main actors are decent enough in their performances, Aubrey nails her part.

    But the story falls a bit short, feeling kind of dull and not very gripping. Emily's journey doesn't quite hit the mark in feeling real or believable. And it's hard to really connect with any of the characters on an emotional level, which leaves the movie feeling a bit empty. I was hoping for more out of this.

    Overall, while the acting is solid, the lackluster story and disconnect from the characters make it hard to fully enjoy.

    Restating that Aubrey was good since I'm lacking some characters for my review to be approved.
  • bobetjo - 4 April 2024
    Gripping in a low key way
    Emily the Criminal is a tightly written and performed story of one woman's accidental entanglement with a group of Lebanese credit card fraudsters. Overall it is enjoyable because Aubrey Plaza is very watchable and her character is identifiable for the audience. The card fraud processes are reasonably credible as is the use of "smurfs". The lower tiers who actually do the act and take the risks.

    There were a few minor technical discrepancies, but I guessed this was for the same reason Breaking Bad didn't actually show you how to make meth.

    The Rossi was believable as Youcef the front man for the gang. All the way through is wondered whether he was playing a deeper con. Jonathan Avigdori played a more sinister cousin Khalil.

    The action was believable with a distinct lack of of gun fights. Very refreshing. Emily faced the same issues many qualified people have trying to get a job and being desperate. Friends let them down. Leads are fake or non existent. There was a feeling of realness about the roke.

    Overall I liked this one.