Criminal Emily review

When we meet Emily (Aubrey Plaza), she seems like a typical struggling millennial. With college debt behind her, but unable to find the kind of job that should have secured her degree, due to a previous criminal conviction that employers are running away from, she’s stuck working for a delivery company of groceries. growing university debt. . interest.

Written and directed by John Patton Ford, the film describes Emily’s situation well. They are terrible enough, but also plausible. To top it off, her college classmates are thriving and they don’t really seem to understand that she doesn’t have as much money as they do. When a fellow fast food restaurant offers to set her up with a company offering $200 to “fictitious buyers,” she absolutely thinks she’d be fine with her, even if the scheme turns out to be a fraudulent operation. credit card. . Not a spoiler, see film title, for reveal scams will only get bigger and bolder.

As well-organized as the world of cinema is, it wouldn’t work nearly as well without the brilliantly specific performance of Aubrey Plaza, who portrays Emily as an emotionally closed-off woman. There is no hysteria, but a lot of despair. Plaza is the type of performer who has been praised for her ability to play quiet sarcastic lunatics, from her earliest roles as Parks and AmusementStarting in April, and it would have been very easy for him to turn that character into roles that didn’t require any evolution, working his way to the top of bigger and bigger movies with bigger and bigger budgets.

But even if she’s not against a payday gig (dirty grandpa, anyone?), is also constantly looking for odd jobs, where he can do more than just be deadpan. To a list that includes the transparency ingrid goes west Yup Black bearnow you can add Criminal Emiliawhich could be your best showcase ever.