[2] An ex-lawyer, William (Rich Keeble) and his team consisting of Ryan (Luke Kaile), Moe (Scott Samain) and Adeline (Angela Peters), run an underworld service providing fake criminals to take on other people's crimes.

But a new dangerous client, Ms M (Noeleen Comiskey) turns their world upside down as they face lies, deceit and murder over the course of one night.

At the beginning of the film, we see that members of this underground organization have put together a total of 3 potential candidates (supposed to be 4 but one is missing) for the murder case they are covering.

The client in question, Miss M, appears with her assistant Morris to shake things up and to make sure that her money is being well spent to cover her tracks.

Miss M test them on how to hide the body and despite the impressive answer J gave, L is declared the winner based on Ryan’s reaction.

The victim of the said case had been her sister and a dear friend of Morris, they were unhappy to find out that justice had actually not been served and are looking for revenge.

[2] Soon after, Muzzle the Pig and Blood & Tweed joined forces with British production company Mordue Pictures to help finally bring the film to fruition.

They both agree that in future films, they’ll plan the order of things a bit more carefully in case they aren’t as lucky to meet such a flexible cast again.

Another trademark of Criminal Audition that Kaile touches on is the claustrophobic vibe that can be felt through the screen, which is also a part of why it was decided to be filmed in such a limited setting.

Sight & Sound featured the film as one of their "10 Human Horror Highlights"[1] while Entertainment Focus included it in its "10 hidden gems you need to see" list.

[6] In a 4/5 review, Luke Ryan Baldock of The Hollywood News praised the script and the acting, calling the film "a genuinely well-crafted feature that utilises its limitations.

"[7] In his 3.5/5 review for Entertainment Focus, Pip Ellwood-Hughes stated "while not a perfect film, Criminal Audition is a strong statement of intent from two exciting new faces on the horror circuit.