Identity (2003)

Posted : 1 year, 3 months ago at Jul 24 12:49

"IDENTITY" is a most enjoyable and unusual cleverly written murder mystery thriller in the Hitchcock tradition with a touch of Agatha Christie thrown in. The film was expertly directed by James Mangold. Most of the action takes place in an isolated motel (shades of "Psycho" here) where 10 unrelated travellers are stranded in a harsh thunderstorm one night. Are they there by chance or is there a more sinister and complicated reason than that? Are they linked in some other way unknown to them? One by one the strangers are murdered for no apparent reason in a theme similar to Agatha Christie's famous classic "And Then There Were None" (1945). In fact a character in the movie actually mentions this film to one of her fellow travellers. If you enjoy thrillers I can certainly recommend "Identity...Read more

Posted : 1 year, 5 months ago at May 29 7:51

As I was going up the stairs I met a man who wasn't there. He wasn't there again today I wish, I wish he'd go away. Looking for an eerie, atmospheric thriller with elements of mystery and suspense? Identity is unquestionably one of the finest contemporary thrillers of late that convincingly meets those specifications. I decided to watch Identity because of its solid reputation. Although extremely lacking in its stupendous dialogue, this film delivers a plethora of effective thrills and shocks. There are also cryptic elements adding to the mystery that will keep you guessing until the end credits begin to roll. Due to the film's neat (and wholly unpredictable) ending I don't wish to provide a deep plot synopsis in fear of gross spoilers. Succinctly, a man convicted of murdering 6 ...Read more

Rating : 7/10

Posted : 1 year, 8 months ago at Mar 16 11:57

Some things you can expect when you are going to watch this amazing thriller:
- a great cast with an incredible lead actor(John Cusack)
- intense story
- a twist like no other movie...well like almost no other movie :)
- a movie that you have to think about
- not realy a "shocker" thriller

And now go and watch it, and don't dare to read any other reviews, you don't want to get spoiled!

Rating : 8/10

Posted : 1 year, 11 months ago at Dec 1 21:51

Now this is more like it. It was only the night before I watched this that I watched a thriller movie, supposedly with a twist at the end. This is definitely a twist unlike any other that I have seen before. It's so mysterious and leaves you still wondering about the movie after it finishes. It's good in that way, the feelings and thrills stay with you. The story takes place at a motel in Nevada when ten strangers to each other are trapped at the motel due to the fierce rainstorm and flooding. It's only a while after they arrive that one of them is murdered and soon they each start to die one by one. They find out that if they are to survive the night they must uncover the mystery of why they are there. One thing that adds to the thrills is that each time one of them dies, a key to one ...Read more

Rating : 7/10

Posted : 3 years, 1 month ago at Oct 14 14:41

Inside the twisted mind of convicted killer Malcom Rivers is the story of 10 strangers brought together for the consequences of an internal struggle. John Cusak turns in one of the most uncharacteristic performances of his career along side Ray Liotta, Amanda Peet, and Rebecca De Mornay.

The story and concept are more brilliant and original as the writing suggests, where we are left to psychologically examine the evidence and come to our own conclusions based on the movie's unbelievable ending. Fueled by the madness inside a crazed killer is Hughes Mearns short poem, "As I was going up the stair, I met a man who wasn't there. He wasn't there again today, I wish, I wish he'd go away." These words will leave any viewer with chills as the dramatic conclusion unfolds.

Rating : 10/10