Soulful Larceny! On-Air Film Review of ‘Emily the Criminal’

Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 13, 2022 - 9:45am

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Rating: 4.0/5.0

CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on August 11th, reviewing “Emily the Criminal,” featuring Aubrey Plaza (“Parks and Recreation). The film is in theaters beginning August 12th.

Plaza is is Emily, a working class gal who has a few priors on her record, making it difficult to find decent employment, despite college and a talent in art. Saddled with legal and school debt, she takes her catering co-worker’s advice and gets involved with a shady credit card fraudster named Youcef (Theo Rossi). Enjoying the payday, Emily seeks larger scores, and the inevitable troublesome situations arise, but strikingly Emily is somewhat prepared.

Emily the Criminal
Photo credit: Roadside Attractions/Vertical Entertainment

Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com reviewed “Emily the Criminal” during the Morning Mess with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM, Monroe, Wisconsin, August 11th, 2022 …

“Emily the Criminal” opens in theaters on August 12th. Featuring Aubrey Plaza, Theo Rossi, Megalyn Echikunwoke and Bernardo Badillo. Written and directed by John Patton Ford. Rated “R”