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List Price: $14.94 | | Label: Columbia TriStar
Salesrank: 2578
Released: September 2, 2003 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
What if every choice we ever make was already made for us? What if there really were no coincidences in life and our destinies were already predetermined? Ten strangers with secrets are brought together in a savage rainstorm: A limo driver (John Cusack) an '80s TV star (Rebecca DeMornay) a cop (Ray Liotta) who is transporting a killer (Jake Busey) a call girl (Amanda Peet) a pair of newlyweds (Clea DuVall and William Lee Scott) and a family in crisis (John C. McGinley Leila Kenzle Bret Loehr) all take shelter at a desolate motel run by a nervous night manager (John Hawkes). Relief in finding shelter is quickly replaced with fear as the ten travelers begin to die one by one. They soon realize that if they are to survive they'll have to uncover the secret that has brought them all together.System Requirements:Running Time: 90 Min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: MYSTERY/SUSPENSE Rating: R UPC: 043396005396 Manufacturer No: 00539
Description of Identity:
With an ace up its sleeve, Identity does for schizophrenia what The Silence of the Lambs did for fava beans and a nice chianti. On the proverbial dark and stormy night, this anxiety-laced thriller offers a tasty blend of And Then There Were None and Psycho, with a dash of Sybil for extra spice and psychosis. Things go from bad to worse when 10 unrelated travelers converge at an isolated motel and proceed to die, one by one, with no apparent connection... until they discover the common detail that's drawn them into this nightmare of relentless trauma. Even as it flunks Abnormal Psychology 101, Michael Cooney's screenplay offers meaty material for a superior ensemble cast including John Cusack and Rebecca DeMornay (who wins the Janet Leigh prize in a bitchy comeback role). Director James Mangold pivots the action around one character (played by his Heavy star, Pruitt Taylor Vince, in eye-twitching cuckoo mode), and half the fun of Identity comes from deciphering who's who, what's what, and who'll be the next to die. --Jeff Shannon
Identity Reviews:
Great perofmances, good cinematography, predictable ending 
2008-09-14 - Identity was a pretty good movie runied by a predictable ending. The film reminded of Lifeboat but with a scarier atompshere. The film in my opinion really didn't have any jump out of your seat moments. John Cuscack and Ray Lioltta are in top form as always and Amanda Peet looks yummy as always. My only other compliant with the film was that Jake Busey had such a small part. Still it's James Mangold best film since Copland and worth a look.
This is one of my favorite movies!!! 
2008-08-27 - You have to watch this movie more then once to get the actual greatness of it! I love it!! Right down to the end you are nervous for the people & rooting for the others... without giving too much away lol. I highly recommend it!!
Even better the second time around.
2008-08-11 - I just watched Identity for the second time and even though I knew the ending, it still was very good. In fact, you notice some very interesting behavior from one of the characters that you might have missed the first time. In my opinion, this movie has one of the freakiest endings ever on film. And no I refuse to spoil it for anyone, watch it yourself and see.
good movie 
2008-07-23 - I bought this ised dvd since i am a john cusack fan. It's not one of his best but had a good plot.
CONTRIVED AND CONVOLUTED 
2008-06-08 - I don't blame the actors or the talented director who guided this confusing mess through an endless series of contrived and mindless twists and turns. Nope. The problem clearly is just this: the script is entirely B.S.
Those who liked Usual Suspects (a film I thoroughly hated) and who enjoy the work of Hitchcock (a director who never did anything for me) ought to get off on this fakery.
Like I said, cast is very good, with the exception of Jake Busey.
