Crime 101 stars Chris Hemsworth and Halle Berry turned up the heat at the film’s World Premiere at The United Theater in Los Angeles last February 10. Director Bart Layton accompanied the actors as they walked along the red carpet. Also in attendance to support the film are members Chris Hemsworth’s mother and father, Leonie and Craig, and Chris’ brother Liam.
Also making an appearance together in support of Crime 101 are actors Ben Affleck and Matt Damon.
Crime 101 opened to rave reviews by critics from different publications. NPR praises Crime 101’s innovative version of the classic heist genre, writing, “Bart Layton’s movie boasts a slate of top-notch stars and puts a nifty, self-conscious spin on the old-fashioned heist picture. Hopscotching through Los Angeles’ glamor and grit, the action centers on three solitary characters, each at a personal Rubicon.”
The Guardian commends director Bart Layton for his latest work. “Layton does without the distinctive indirect mannerisms and meta-commentaries of his earlier movies, but he applies his pedal to the metal for what is an enjoyable and very stylish high-stakes armed robbery film about a thief who is highly controlled, super-cool, super-groomed, and naturally looking for the “walkaway money” of the time-honoured one last job,” they write.
The Roger Ebert site gives the film a three point five out of four stars, writing, “This is a special movie. It has a life force unlike any other crime thriller I’ve seen. It’s about characters who suffer a personal failure but emerge transformed. It’s a violent movie, but not a cruel one, and unexpectedly moving by the end.”
Crime 101 is now showing in Philippine cinemas nationwide.
About Crime 101:
In the twisty, stylish crime thriller CRIME 101, Davis (Chris Hemsworth) is an elusive thief whose high-stakes heists have mystified police. He’s planning his biggest ever score — hoping it’ll be his last — when his path collides with Sharon (Halle Berry), a disillusioned insurance executive whom he’s forced to work with, and Orman (Barry Keoghan), a rival thief with far more disturbing methods than Davis’s. As the multi-million dollar heist approaches, relentless detective Lt. Lubesnik (Mark Ruffalo) closes in on the operation, raising the stakes even higher, and the line between hunter and hunted starts to blur. Each of them is soon forced to confront the cost of their respective choices — and the realization that there’s no turning back. CRIME 101 is written and directed by Bart Layton (American Animals, The Imposter).
Directed by Bart Layton
Screenplay by Bart Layton
Starring Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Barry Keoghan, Monica Barbaro, Corey Hawkins, Jennifer Jason Leigh with Nick Nolte and Halle Berry
Based on the Novella by Don Winslow
Produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Derrin Schlesinger, Dimitri Doganis, Bart Layton,
Shane Salerno, Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Grayson
Executive Producers Bergen Swanson, Sarah-Jane Wright, Amelia Granger, Joely Fether, Peter Straughan
