Reviews for this film from our members:
- Chris Barsanti @ Film Journal International
- Excerpt: A volcanic Melissa McCarthy and dust-dry Jason Bateman elevate this weak-scripted but energetic comedy about an office drone who gets his identity stolen by a grifter.
- Luke Bonanno @ DVDizzy.com
- Excerpt: Being short on laughs isn’t necessarily a death knell for a comedy, but Identity Thief doesn’t have enough to supplement its unfunny gags, stale design, and disposable supporting cast.
- Kevin Carr @ 7M Pictures
- Excerpt: Both Bateman and McCarthy are funny, but they really don’t have much chemistry between them, and chemistry is essential for a road comedy that basically locks two people in cars and hotel rooms together.
- Bill Clark @ FromTheBalcony.com
- Mark Dujsik @ Mark Reviews Movies
- Excerpt: If only there were some kind of federal bureau that handles the investigation of such crimes, everything might be resolved easily and quickly.
- Dustin Freeley @ Movies About Gladiators.com
- Excerpt: How far can one joke possibly stretch? Identity Thief offers an answer.
- Takis Garis @ www.moviesltd.gr [Greek]
- Susan Granger @ www.susangranger.com
- Excerpt: Vulgar and tawdry, it turns a cyber-crime into cinematic chaos.
- Vadym Grygoriev @ kinoblog.com [Ukrainian]
- MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com
- Excerpt: There’s a bone-deep heartless cruelty at play here…
- Daniel Kelly @ Danland Movies
- Excerpt: Bateman and McCarthy are trying, bless ‘em, but they can’t compete with the dumb jokes and film-maker Seth Gordon’s laden sitcom touch.
- [New – 9/12] | Jeremy Kibler @ The Artful Critic
- Excerpt: McCarthy and Bateman ordinarily make comedy look easy, but despite their valiant efforts in punching up pretty dismal material, this misfire misuses them.
- Benjamin Kramer @ The Voracious Filmgoer
- Simon Miraudo @ Quickflix
- Darren Mooney @ the m0vie blog
- Excerpt: Ironically, identity is something that’s sorely lacking.
- [New – 9/12] | Frank Ochieng @ Yahoo! Voices Movies
- Excerpt: In a nutshell, Identity Thief should have stolen some fresh-minded slapstick instead of wrapping its insipid zany heart around some hyperactive hogwash that wastes the comedic timing of likable leads Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy.
- R. Kurt Osenlund @ Slant Magazine
- Jason Pirodsky @ Expats.cz
- Excerpt: It’s Midnight Run meets Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, but I’d recommend rewatching either of those instead.
- Marcio Sallem @ Em Cartaz [Portuguese]
- Norm Schrager @ Meet In the Lobby
- Amir Siregar @ Flick Magazine [Indonesian]
- Cole Smithey @ ColeSmithey.com
- Excerpt: 2013 is Melissa McCarthy’s year.
- Frank Swietek @ One Guy’s Opinion
- Excerpt: Dismal.
- Phil Villarreal @ COEDMagazine.com
- Excerpt: Here’s a comedy rule of thumb: When a straightforward description of the plot is funnier on an ironic level than any joke in the film, you’re in for a bad time.
