Aubrey Plaza absolutely kills it in this story about a student saddled with debt and unable to find work who starts working for some credit card scammers. Acting as a dummy shopper she purchases increasingly risky goods and gets in deeper and deeper with the thugs until she decides to just run her own operation. But even though she's great at what she does, that doesn't mean she's without her internal struggles and Plaza's brilliant performance brings this all out in perfection.
It's also nice when a first-time director succeeds so admirably and you can bet we'll be keeping an eye on what John Patton Ford will be creating in the future. As an old fart I must say I am really starting to dig a lot of the new generation of filmmakers. The Safdie Brothers, Sean Bakers and Edgar Wright's of this world make me still believe in the future of cinema among all the Marvel super hero bullshit.
Emily The Criminal is currently streaming on Netflix, all VOD outlets and is also on sale for only five dollars on Vudu this weekend only. Trust me, you'll want to watch it a second, third and who knows how many times. Makes a great double feature with David Mackensie's Hell Or High Water. 3.75 stars/5
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