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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Language, Sexual Situations Movie Release: 2000 DVD Release: 09/24/2002 Format: DVD - Letterbox for TV Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 36 mins Studio: Palm Pictures Members Wishing: 0 Genres: Thriller, Crime Thriller, Psychological Thriller

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

Steven Mackintosh - Jasper Rawlins
Bernard Hill - Detective-Inspector Walker
Eddie Izzard - Peter Hume
Natasha Little - Sarah Maitland
Yvan Attal - Mason

Julian Simpson's thriller The Criminal comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. English soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital Stereo. English subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by the director, interviews with the cast and the director, a making-of featurette, and biographies of the cast and crew. This is a strong disc from Palm Studio. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide