"Criminal Activities" is a sneaky, snaky little crime thriller with some pretty impressive plot twists.
– Soren Anderson,
Seattle Times,
20 Nov 2015
fresh:
Haley whips it into something reasonably entertaining even as you start thinking about how truly great "Get Shorty" and Travolta's Chili Palmer were midway through those double-crossing criminal activities.
– Michael Rechtshaffen,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Nov 2015
rotten:
A profane thriller that so closely resembles the B-movies that followed "The Usual Suspects," "Pulp Fiction" and "Get Shorty," it could be mistaken for an archeological discovery.
– Justin Chang,
Variety,
19 Nov 2015
fresh:
It owes as much to Quentin Tarantino as the four bunglers owe to Eddie. Yet it doesn't feel like a mere imitation; it has too much wit and too many striking performances for that.
– Neil Genzlinger,
New York Times,
19 Nov 2015
fresh:
An eleventh hour twist adds a bit of intrigue, and everyone - including Haley himself, as a henchman - seems to be having a pretty good time.