Crime 101 – Friday 13th February 2026

I liked the way this movie was filmed, with it’s ‘cool-blue’ nighttime shots, cool cars and a cool looking protagonist. It was reminiscent of the crime thrillers of the 80s and 90s.

That said, the characters and dialogue were completely cliché!

We have the good cop in a corrupt police force, whose marriage is on the rocks, the aloof loner that meets a girl who makes him think twice about his life of crime, and the disgruntled employee that has a score to settle with her sexist boss.

There’s nothing new here, and you can see it all coming from a mile away, but that’s no different than a lot of movies, and at least with this film, you enjoy the ride.

It’s a good film. The tone and music were on point, as was the pacing. Chris Hemsworth has enough movie-star charisma to make his character appealing, and the supporting cast are more than capable of adding heft to their (lightweight) roles. I liked it.

You think you know what’s going to happen in the end, because all crime stories have to end a certain way; a mainstream narrative cannot suggest that a life of crime pays (even though it often does), but fortunately the ending achieves it in a way that we don’t usually see.

Worth a trip to the cinema so go see it.