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Identity (2003)
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Reviews Counted: 168
Fresh: 105
Rotten:63
Average Rating: 6.4/10
Consensus: Identity is a film that will divide audiences -- the twists of its plot will either impress or exasperate you.
Theatrical Release: Apr 25, 2003 Wide
Box Office: $51,475,962
Synopsis: IDENTITY, directed by James Mangold, is a thriller set at an isolated motel in rural Nevada during an unrelenting rainstorm. With all roads washed out and all forms of communication dead, a group of people become stranded at the motel along... IDENTITY, directed by James Mangold, is a thriller set at an isolated motel in rural Nevada during an unrelenting rainstorm. With all roads washed out and all forms of communication dead, a group of people become stranded at the motel along with the shifty manager (John Hawkes). Among the stranded are Ed (John Cusack), a former cop turned limo driver; Caroline (Rebecca De Mornay), a self-absorbed actress; Paris (Amanda Peet), a prostitute attempting to escape her profession; Rhodes (Ray Liotta), a cop transporting a prisoner (Jake Busey); Lou (William Lee Scott) and Ginny (Clea DuVall), bickering newlyweds; and George (John McGinley) and Alice (Leila Kenzle), a married couple travelling with their young son. Soon the waterlogged lodgers start dying in mysterious--and brutal--ways, and the increasingly dwindling number of survivors must discover the killer to prevent their own demises. Riveting from the opening sequence, Mangold's suspenseful murder mystery wastes no time in turning on the tension. Realizing that truly scary cinema comes from the unknown and the unexpected, Mangold and screenwriter Michael Cooney keep the audience--and the film's characters--in the dark and continually create situations that go from bad to worse for the luckless travelers. Cusack anchors the film as the resigned but noble former policeman, while Peet reveals a depth previously unseen in her other movies. Actors such as Liotta, McGinley, Hawkes, and De Mornay round out the fine ensemble cast. As with many thrillers, IDENTITY has a big twist, but because of the filmmakers' excellent slight of hand, it's unlikely viewers will predict the bizarre outcome. [More]
Starring: John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Ray Liotta, John Hawkes
Starring: John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Ray Liotta, John Hawkes, Rebecca De Mornay, Clea DuVall, William Lee Scott, John C. McGinley, Leila Kenzle, Bret Loehr, Jake Busey, Alfred Molina, Pruitt Taylor Vince
Director: James Mangold
Director: James Mangold
Screenwriter: Michael Cooney
Producer: Cathy Konrad
Composer: Alan Silvestri
Studio: Columbia Pictures
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Reviews for Identity
A good cast is enacting this fancy rubbish; what drew them to the material besides its self-conscious cleverness is beyond me.
An ingenious thriller molded from Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None". The film's incredibly entertaining even with the measurably predictable twist.
Identity es un ejemplo de que el buen cine podemos encontrarlo en cualquier género, inclusive en uno que ha sido llenado de películas mediocres durante un largo periodo.
With a top notch cast, wonderful direction, and a great play on an old premise, Identity is a must-see.
... every predictable move comes unraveled again with an uncanny discovery.
'Uno de los mejores thrillers realizados en los últimos diez años, por lo que sería un verdadero crimen perdérselo.'
Mangold needs to feel he's wowing us instead of just entertaining us; amid the confusion, the really scary moments pass you by.
The characters are mostly slices of a whodunit pie, and once the real revelation that spins the story around happens, there isn't much reason to care about them anymore.
One of the most engaging experiences you will have at the movies, it is a taut and intelligent hybrid of a thriller that has as many effective ideas as a mind has brain cells.
... Identity is a rarity: a good movie made better by a twist you won't see coming.
Latest News for Identity
May 02, 2006:
Wilson & SJ Parker Discover a Disturbing "Vacancy"
Luke Wilson and Sarah Jessica Parker will star in "Vacancy" for Sony's Screen Gems and producer Hal Lieberman. It's about a couple who unwittingly become stars ... of... More...
February 21, 2006:
Mangold Climbs Aboard the "3:10 to Yuma"
"Walk the Line" director James Mangold has his next project ready to roll. It's a remake of the 1957 western "3:10 to Yuma," which he'll be putting together... More...
December 23, 2002:
Having read the twist-laden script, I believe that Sony executives have a potential sleeper on their hands...Film aficionados are likely to pick up that the film contains a very similar plot to Agatha Christie’s "10 Little Indians." ![]()
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