SnoReptilePlenty Memorable, crazy movie

Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

Portia Hilton Blistering performances.

Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.

kariann-marti I love movies that go from bad to worse, which this is. And there was great chemistry between Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy, two very funny people.

deafjeffdaref This movie is... um... Okay. Some laughs, but many more smiles . It's "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" in 2nd gear. Jason Bateman is the Steve Martin clone. There are some scenes that rip off the F-bomb counter scene. Melissa McCarthy is John Candy in drag. Her character is more ruthless, but she plays the likable unlikable.

feyipuk There are many parts of this film that could be seen as social commentary; the ease of identity theft, the lack of care and downright ridiculous behaviour of the police, the attitudes to different levels of crime, and consequences for actions. Yet if you treat it as a goofy romp, then there are some laughs along the way. It just gets let down by Diana (Melissa McCarthy) trying to be both an evil genius, while stopping short of being evil, resulting in her coming across as irritating. And Diana isn't even her real name.Sandy Patterson (Jason Bateman) is a penny watching accountant who pays plenty of attention at work, but has his life unravel when he gives away too much information to a con artist, meaning he has to take the law into his own hands to get his life back. As with other McCarthy films, she's the street smart one who points out what the straight, more educated, characters faults are, and along the way, they get to know each other better. In the end he uses some of her tricks to get through and she learns from him to redeem herself. Along the way they're chased by other criminals who she's sold fake IDs too, and a Skiptracer, played by Robert Patrick (in an almost parody of his T1000 role from Terminator 2).The plot and script are contrived - so instead of Sandy simply saying "she's bad, and here's why", he skates around the issue and ends up looking like the bad guy - yet it could have actually benefited from borrowing more from other movies, such as, you know early on that Sandy has a horrible boss (Jon Favreau), who is going to get some comeuppance, it's just a question of how and what happens, and frankly, could have been worse. It's crude, without being overly evil.

Nicole C The trailer doesn't look so bad, which is what enticed me to watch this in the first place. Carefully made and well crafted, the trailer hints at comedy and action with the rising comedic star McCarthy holding the fort. However the film was an utter disappointment.The acting was not so bad, they fit into the shoes of their character's well and had good delivery. The action scenes were pretty good too not many exciting ones, but it was pulled off well enough.The thing that made this film pretty horrible for me, was the terrible writing and directing. The conversations were just so mundane and though the aim was to come off natural, it ended up being awkward and unrealistic. It might have also been the delivery by the actors and actresses, but since I've seen Bateman and McCarthy in other films, I don't think they are to blame much. McCarthy has shown her comedic worth in The Heat and Spy (my personal favourites), and it is such a waste that Identity Thief could not join their ranks.However I did notice that the soundtrack was pretty good, and indeed they got recognized for that, having won the BMI film music award. That was pretty much the only good consistent thing in the film.Overall, this film had some nicely done comedic scenes, but not enough to save it from the terrible writing and directing which made the film pretty boring and a pain to finish watching.Read more movie reviews at: championangels.wordpress.com