One of the oldest cliches in cops and robbers movies is how the two groups are sides of the same coin. That they’re all angry psychopaths who don’t think twice about killing to get what they want.  The only difference between them is that those on the law enforcement side wear badges, and that the criminals wear better clothes and drive nicer cars.  Thankfully, Crime 101 doesn’t go in that direction.  Instead, it focuses on why some people are drawn to criminality, while others retain their moral compass.  It’s a movie that follows the genre formula fairly closely, but colors outside the lines just enough to keep us guessing.

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