Criminal (2016)

Intro
"Criminal" is a 2016 American action thriller movie directed by Ariel Vromen and composed by Douglas Cook and David Weisberg. The star-studded cast consists of Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman, Tommy Lee, and Gal Gadot among others.

Plot
In the movie, Ryan Reynolds plays a CIA representative named Bill Pope who is trying to stop a hacker called the Dutchman from launching rockets. Pope is on his method to a protected safe home to discover the Dutchman, when he is pursued and eliminated by terrorist Xavier Heimdrich. The Dutchman, wavering on whether to make the missile program public, decides to seek refuge at the British Consulate.

Transfer Procedure
With Pope's death, the place of the Dutchman becomes unknown. Irish neuroscientist Dr. Franks (Tommy Lee Jones) has been working on a revolutionary procedure to transfer memories, so Oldman's character, CIA London station chief Quaker Wells, coerces him to move Pope's memories into the mind of sociopath death row inmate Jericho Stewart (Kevin Costner). The procedure is semi-successful with Jericho remembering a few of Pope's memories, but also causing him to acquire Pope's feelings and experiences.

Journey and Transformation
Escaping custody, Jericho starts to experience Bill's memories, which lead him to Pope's spouse Jill (Gal Gadot) and child Emma. His emotional improvement becomes apparent when he defends Jill and Emma from Heimdrich's guys and begins to feel psychological connections to them.

Last Showdown
Jericho looks for the Dutchman, who has actually made a deal with Heimdrich. A ruthless battle takes place, leading to Heimdrich's death. Jericho lets the Dutchman escape, keeping the CIA at bay by threatening to launch the missile codes. Still, he handles to assist the missile to the ocean, avoiding a mass damage.

Ending
In spite of his criminal activities, Jericho's actions in avoiding disaster make him a pardon. However, in a psychological final scene, Jericho, who has actually now completely inherited Pope's memories and emotions towards Jill and Emma, visits them again. Dr. Frank's treatment, initially thought about short-term, appears to have had long-lasting impacts, leading to the transformation of a hardened criminal into an emotionally conscious person.

Conclusion
"Criminal" is thus a thrilling and extreme flight that merges sci-fi, action, and psychological drama alike. The motion picture weaves a tale of transformation and redemption, integrated with tense action minutes and innovative science fiction elements, brought by an unbelievable performance from Kevin Costner. The plot constructs a story not almost memory transfer, however about how memories and experiences can shape our identities and emotional realities. It is a suspenseful tale that not just entertains however also propounds the olden knowledge-- nobody is beyond redemption.

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