I’m all for actors reinventing themselves later on in their
careers, especially when it involves turning to gritty, low and mid-budget
genre fare. Thus far, however, Liam Neeson has had the lion’s share of the
success when it comes to claiming this more mature action hero status, though
guys like Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger never really vacated
their thrones. Sean Penn and Pierce Brosnan both tried their hand at it over
the last few years, with less than stellar results. Kevin Costner is no
stranger to thrillers, and though he took a swing and whiffed with 3Days to Kill, he’s back to give it another go with
Criminal.
