Review of Identity

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 of the rooms is left beside them. It counts down until they find out that there will be only one survivor..

John Cusack was brilliant for his role, creating a creepy atmosphere. Ray Liotta seemed evil from the moment that he appeared on the screen. Amanda Peet I must say was pretty good at her role of screaming. That's all she really did, but I guess without it it wouldn't have been nearly as creepy. The characters aren't all that they seem though..

This combines horror with a thriller, but the main aspect of this film is that it is a mystery. It should keep you guessing and wondering who is responsible for the murders. The movie is finished off with a poem, which leaves the eerie and creepy feeling with you. "When 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."

7/10