Aubrey Plaza (Ingrid Goes West) plays a woman who gets involved in a credit card scam after being saddled with...
Aubrey Plaza (Ingrid Goes West) plays a woman who gets involved in a credit card scam after being saddled with debt, pulling her into the criminal underworld of Los Angeles.
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This isn’t Aubrey Plaza's first dramatic role but it’s her most substantial, a discreetly layered turn powering John Patton Ford’s grungy crime caper. Refreshingly low-stakes and snappy, it’s mostly a vehicle for the increasingly frayed performance at its centre.
94 %206 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
79 %198 reviewsAudience score rating
"Feels as distanced from its taciturn subject as if it was merely monitoring her on security camera."
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Variety
Variety"Ford stages several anxiety-ridden set-pieces that inspire a sick-to-your-stomach feeling."
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Slash Film
Slash Film"Manages to work toward a satisfying, logical conclusion while offering a solid critique of the gig economy many Americans face in which fortune is merely a credit card swipe away."
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Film Threat
Film Threat"It’s a genre movie with its feet firmly on the ground, small in scale and tight in focus."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"A nail-biter that makes the most of the tough side Aubrey Plaza has shown in even her most comic performances."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"Ford imbues his story with a tense, vibrating energy, moving briskly between the breathlessness of a heist thriller and the sharper barbs of social satire."
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Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly"An excellent example of how to make an effective thriller on a smaller scale."
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Collider
Collider"You always know a Plaza performance will be good, but over the past few years, Plaza has seemed to make it a priority to surprise her audiences with just how good she is."
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IndieWire
IndieWireEmily the Criminal | Details
- Runtime
- 97
- Genre
- Drama, Thriller
- Country of origin
- USA
