Rating: R
Genre:
Thriller
Theatrical Release: zz/zz/2004(USA
Release Date: 08/27/2002
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1/DD2
Run Time: 96 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Language, Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: Palm Pictures
In this gritty
crime drama,
Jasper (
Steven Mackintosh) is drinking in a pub one evening when he meets a beautiful woman named
Sarah (
Natasha Little), who after some conversation, seems quite willing to go back to
Jasper's apartment. Later that same evening, a pair of cops,
White (
Holly Aird) and
Walker (
Bernard Hill), are called to investigate a noise complaint, arriving at
Jasper's flat to discover
Sarah has been murdered.
Jasper insists he had nothing to do with the crime and that a hooligan broke into his apartment and killed the woman. The police are skeptical, but they lack sufficient evidence to hold him, so
Jasper is released, with
White assigned to follow him. As
Jasper tries to track down evidence that would clear his name, other murders fall into his path, and he soon realizes that someone is taking great pains to frame him.
The Criminal also features popular British comedian
Eddie Izzard -- well known for his drag
stand-up act -- in a rare non-humorous role as
Peter, a forensics expert with the police.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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