"MINIMUM LAUGHTER"
Identity Thief is a crime comedy film Directed by Seth Gordon (same man that brought us Horrible Bosses, 2011). Businessman Sandy Patterson travels from Denver to Miami to confront the deceptively harmless-looking woman who has been living it up after stealing his identity. Its Starring Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy, Jon Favreau, Amanda Peet, T.I., Genesis Rodriguez, Morris Chestnut, John Cho, Robert Patrick, Eric Stonestreet & Ryan Gual.
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IN CINEMAS 22ND MARCH 2013.
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THE REVIEW:
OVERALL: NOT FUNNY ENOUGH.
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IN CINEMAS 22ND MARCH 2013.
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THE REVIEW:
Nobody want to be a victim of identity fraud, I would hate to find out any Tom, Dick or Harry was out there using my money to enjoy life and also committing crime under my name. This is why Sandy Patterson, a father and husband, who's had his identity stolen, travels to Florida to find the thief and stop her building up more debts. He also has to convince her to return back to Colorado to get things straightened out in order to save his job and get his life back.
Identity thief didn't live up to my exception, there's minimum comedy, the plot is just ridiculous & it's just a jumble of what is meant to be comedy. The writers had an believable back story, they just didn't have good enough jokes, it wasn't dramatic enough and it struggles to find any focus. The two main characters are the only ones focused on in making the jokes happen and if it wasn't for them this movie would have been fraud in itself. This is the same director that brought us "Horrible Bosses" in 2011, that was funny, this was anything but. Someone please tell Seth Gordon that his movies are meant to get funnier not get worse.
From the start I could I feel the lack of substance and creativity gone into making this movie. If I knew the best parts of this movie was in the trailer I wouldn't have bothered watching the full thing. It tries to be a dark comedy but fails at being a comedy to start off with. For me to only laugh a couple times whilst watching a comedy movie is really bad. Some parts are interesting, emotional and sometimes sentimental. But having these emotions ended up not meaning much, it's more of a just going through the cycle approach.
The cast did just about enough to keep this movie from sinking, even with the ridiculous script. Jason Bateman & Melissa McCarthy worked well on screen together, their funny bones had to click to make this even watchable. They did a great job, and so did most of the cast, with enough screen time other members of the cast could have added their own sense of humour but sadly wasn't given the chance. A waste of talent in John Cho, Robert Patrick, Amanda Peet & Morris Chestnut.
Identity thief didn't live up to my exception, there's minimum comedy, the plot is just ridiculous & it's just a jumble of what is meant to be comedy. The writers had an believable back story, they just didn't have good enough jokes, it wasn't dramatic enough and it struggles to find any focus. The two main characters are the only ones focused on in making the jokes happen and if it wasn't for them this movie would have been fraud in itself. This is the same director that brought us "Horrible Bosses" in 2011, that was funny, this was anything but. Someone please tell Seth Gordon that his movies are meant to get funnier not get worse.
From the start I could I feel the lack of substance and creativity gone into making this movie. If I knew the best parts of this movie was in the trailer I wouldn't have bothered watching the full thing. It tries to be a dark comedy but fails at being a comedy to start off with. For me to only laugh a couple times whilst watching a comedy movie is really bad. Some parts are interesting, emotional and sometimes sentimental. But having these emotions ended up not meaning much, it's more of a just going through the cycle approach.
The cast did just about enough to keep this movie from sinking, even with the ridiculous script. Jason Bateman & Melissa McCarthy worked well on screen together, their funny bones had to click to make this even watchable. They did a great job, and so did most of the cast, with enough screen time other members of the cast could have added their own sense of humour but sadly wasn't given the chance. A waste of talent in John Cho, Robert Patrick, Amanda Peet & Morris Chestnut.
STAR RATINGS OUT OF 5: 2.5
FAVOURITE MOMENTS IN THE FILM:
Every time McCarthy punches someone in the throat.
Every time McCarthy punches someone in the throat.
(if you loved another moment in the film, please feel free to share it with ME in the comments section :)
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