Music video: Britney Spears - Criminal

Visually, Britney's videos for her Femme fatale era thus far have been solid. Each has looked like its had a decent budget, a solid director behind it and a shit load of polish, which is more than what can be said for the likes of Gaga and Beyoncé's videos for their latest albums.

Everybody is shouting this video out as being 'amazing' and one of 'Britney's best' from Femme fatale. I still have a thing for "Hold it against me", because I was in absolutely love with the cinematography in that video. But "Criminal" ranks as the video in which Britney looks most alive. She doesn't look dead in the eyes, she looks like she had fun and she looked nice and well done up in the video. I don't understand who would wear a black Swarovski watch with a cocktail dress and who would also attend a swank party and not get their nails did. But this is Britney. She scrubbed up better than I thought was possible, because we know how Britney loves looking like she just rolled out of an Alien queen's egg on a Sunday morning.

"Criminal" was a cool video and whilst it wasn't amazing, it was nice to see Britney look engaged and with it. Chris Marrs Piliero clearly has that magic touch for bringing the fun out of Britney and getting her to do things we didn't think she or her people would allow. And it's quite cute that she seems to really trust him. Expect Chris Marrs Piliero to be the new go to guy for chicks in the music game.

📝 Album review: Femme fatale