Debbie's husband Joe is recruited to help clear the tunnel of mud; he informs Eddie, who insists on participating.

Malcolm Venville directed the film from a screenplay written by Sacha Gervasi and David N. White.

[3] In October 2009, Variety reported that Vera Farmiga and James Caan had also joined the project in main roles.

As of June 2020[update], Henry's Crime holds a 41% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 54 reviews with an average score of 5.07 out of 10.

The site's critical consensus reads, "Supporting actors Vera Farmiga and James Caan give the movie a little heft, but Henry's Crime is an otherwise predictable heist/comedy with slow pacing.

[9] Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a C grade, and wrote, "This picaresque caper might do well as a novel, but as a movie – assembled with no consistent sense of moviemaking, each performer left to his or her own actorly whims – it's a grab bag of comic clichés about bank robberies and regional theater.

"[10] Film critic Roger Ebert wrote, "Reeves has many arrows in his quiver, but screwball comedy isn't one of them.

Vera Farmiga, James Caan and Fisher Stevens can do it, but they often seem to be looking back, waiting for Reeves to pass the baton.