Identity Thief
Published 2013-07-23
Film info
- Title Identity Thief
- Director Seth Gordon
- Year 2013
- Run time 1hr 51m
- Genres Comedy, Crime
- Tagline She's having the time of his life
- Cast Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy, Jon Favreau
Unlimited funds have allowed Diana to live it up on the outskirts of Orlando, where the queen of retail buys whatever strikes her fancy. There's only one glitch: The ID she's using to finance these sprees reads 'Sandy Bigelow Patterson'… and it belongs to an accounts rep who lives halfway across the U.S. With only one week to hunt down the con artist before his world implodes, the real Sandy Bigelow Patterson heads south to confront the woman with an all-access pass to his life. And as he attempts to bribe, coax and wrangle her the 2,000 miles to Denver, one easy target will discover just how tough it is to get your name back.
Live Blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 1:22 | The first problem he has there is that he answered the phone in the first place! |
| 4:30 | It was green! So gross. |
| 6:37 | Jason Bateman does the bored guy in a suit look very well. |
| 12:25 | Jeez, imagine purchasing a jet-ski on a whim! |
| 15:17 | Did he manage to get any petrol though? |
| 18:11 | Oh god, when they think that 5 to 10% is high, there's some significant concerns. |
| 21:12 | "That's the new standard of police work, the criminal has to be standing right in front of you?" |
| 30:03 | That is the weirdest fight I've ever seen. |
| 39:36 | "visually enjoy" is an interesting way to put it. |
| 48:55 | The question is how Bateman does these things with a straight face. |
| 59:47 | She didn't have a seat belt on! |
| 1:05:38 | Oh, diabolical is such a good word. |
| 1:07:36 | SNAKE ALERT! |
| 1:14:08 | I love the train horn making his window finally shatter. |
| 1:19:25 | "Some day you're going to be replaced by somebody younger and cheaper, maybe even an app." |
| 1:26:50 | Does your name really get changed if your foster parents want it to? I didn't think it was like getting a dog. |
| 1:33:46 | "I don't know anything about the people in the trunk." |
| 1:34:29 | WikiHow reference! |
| 1:47:29 | I don't know how people do those satisfied end-of-film smiles. I can't even smile for a photo. |
Thoughts
We've been loving Bateman's work over the last year or so, and Melissa McCarthy had a great role in Bridesmaids. Putting the two together seemed like a great idea and the trailer looked amusing. After a hectic few days on holiday (the kind you need a week off to recover from), it was time to settle down on the sofa for some laughs.
I think I had higher hopes for this one than it eventually delivered. The two leads are quite good, but their relationship doesn't really get believable until towards the end. It also didn't take long until it became a direct rip-off of Planes, Trains and Automobiles - an unwanted passenger, a pair thrust together by circumstance, making their way across America by any means possible. A heartwarming ending, etc, etc. It was good, it just wasn't as great as it could have been.
Rating: 3 / 5