As a movie, there's plenty here to respect. As entertainment, however, this is tough one to enjoy, all of which makes Criminal a vexing spectacle that's hard to watch all the way through to its end.

It's lazy, corrupt and sleazy filmmaking, the kind of film that's killing the business.

We can but pray that scientists invent a procedure to remove the memory of ever watching this film in the first place.

For a movie that hinges on a soulless man developing feelings, Criminal is noticeably lacking any of its own.