Identity Thief (2013)

“"Friends don't steal friends' identities, do they?" Identity Thief is neither as gut-bustingly funny as it should have been, nor as bad as it's bee”

“"Friends don't steal friends' identities, do they?" Identity Thief is neither as gut-bustingly funny as it should have been, nor as bad as it's bee”

Aggressively forgettable

“"Friends don't steal friends' identities, do they?"

Identity Thief is neither as gut-bustingly funny as it should have been, nor as bad as it's been made out to be. Directed by Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses) and written by Craig Mazin (The Hangover: Part II), the movie is fundamentally a comedic showcase for its two leads: sublime straight man Jason Bateman and up-and-coming comedy dynamo Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids). Although the movie has a few good laughs here and there, it's an aggressively forgettable affair, with its simple premise becoming overcomplicated and overextended. It's not that the movie is bad per se, it's just lazy, and the fun is often spoiled by flawed scripting.

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Movies Viewed in 2013 (94 movies items)

"First Viewing Viewed: 13th April Review here"

2013 in Cinema: From Best to Worst (36 movies items)

" "Friends don't steal friends' identities, do they?" Identity Thief is neither as gut-bustingly funny as it should have been, nor as bad as it's been made out to be. Directed by Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses) and written by Craig Mazin (The Hangover: Part II), the movie is fundamentally a comedic showcase for its two leads: sublime straight man Jason Bateman and up-and-coming comedy dynamo Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids). Although the movie has a few good laughs here and there, it's an aggressive"

Deserving

“I'm going to try to write a review here that stays on target.

This is a good movie, so I'm going to try to.... give it a little, respect or whatever. Not every movie made about the past is really worthy, and not every movie about the simple present is not deserving.

This movie had great character relations. It was a character movie.

But, that's where I have to hold myself, if I'm going to keep this brief.

(9/10)” read more

Watched at the Theaters (2013) (14 movies items)

"Watched February 14th. Rating: 3.5 Read Full Review Here: http://www.listal.com/viewentry/3821248 Waste of my time "

Watched in 2013 w/ commentary (38 movies items)

"Pretty good movie. Melissa McCarthy is just hilarious to me without doing anything, so everything that came out of her mouth felt like comic relief. While the movie is mainly comedy, there are other parts that do take your attention in an entirely different way. The way Diana (McCarthy) became who she is; an identity thief, is a rather sad story and made me feel sorry for her. Excellent acting from both Melissa and Jason."