Reviews
Feb 11, 2022
The Identical has a good heart, but the good heart is enshrouded in a bad idea.
Jul 20, 2020
I admit I couldn't take my eyes off the screen, it was just too weird not to be engaged with it.
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| Original Score: C-
Jan 25, 2019
Too goofy to take seriously and too heavy-handed to dismiss as a so-bad-it-is-good guilty pleasure.
Oct 29, 2018
Is it an Elvis movie or a Jesus movie (or a dessert topping or a floor wax)?
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| Original Score: 1/5
Aug 14, 2018
There's nothing that stands out about this film besides the music, which is fun and enjoyable, and sadly not enough of it.
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| Original Score: 2/5
Mar 21, 2018
The Identical's biggest problem ... is that it substitutes clichd conflict between corny stock characters like a money-grubbing talent agent and a rooted-in-his-ways minister for real narrative development.
Nov 28, 2017
The Identical is a surreal kick to the head, a well-intended ham fest of unintentional comedy that the "Sharknado" guys only wish they could make.
Aug 17, 2017
This is [Dustin] Marcellino's first feature and it feels like a nervous first attempt at bringing a production together.
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| Original Score: D
Mar 12, 2016
While it's not a dull time, working within a fictional construct it lacks the depth to really make this come alive.
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| Original Score: C
Sep 11, 2015
This is a terrific premise for a movie. Too bad they do so little with it.
Sep 18, 2014
Heartfelt Story & Loved the Music
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
Sep 14, 2014
Fans of bad movies, please note: This is a must-see. This is so bad it must be seen to be believed - 'Showgirls' bad, a vision that slowly goes wrong, then terribly wrong, then hits disaster levels. In a sense, it's an Ed Wood-ian exercise in wrong.
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| Original Score: .5/4
Sep 13, 2014
Did you know that Elvis had an identical twin brother named Schmelvis?
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| Original Score: 1.5/4
Sep 9, 2014
A "what if" about Elvis' twin provides good entertainment for those seeking family fun and for die hard Elvis fans.
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| Original Score: 7/10
Sep 9, 2014
It's a mysterious, hilarious mess, a confusional cry for directions in a Triple Elvis Universe. Buy your ticket now, before it magically disappears from theaters, and feel the brain-breaking power of song.
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| Original Score: 0/5
Sep 7, 2014
Even with all the faith injected into this film like a wino mainlining heroin, there's no real message, no real conclusion, and no real resolution.
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| Original Score: 1.5/5
Sep 7, 2014
To paraphrase a Presley classic: Wise men say, only fools rush in to see a one-trick pony revolving around an annoying Elvis look-a-like.
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| Original Score: 1/4
Sep 5, 2014
A hollow inspirational Christian-themed jukebox musical that is flat out absurd.
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| Original Score: C
Sep 5, 2014
... a bizarre musical drama that laughably tries to pass itself off as an inspirational, faith-based tale of wish fulfillment.
Sep 5, 2014
Musical melodrama lacks charisma but is fine for tweens.
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| Original Score: 2/5