![]() ![]() In fact, let's (for a second) run down the list of notable actors who are wasted in this movie: Jon Favreau is only in one scene wasted, Robert Patrick plays a forgettable bounty hunter wasted, John Cho is given half of a funny line to say in a 90 minute movie wasted, T.I. ![]() The Acting: OK, while Gordon does attempt to mask how weak this plot is by allowing Bateman to make some funny faces and come through with some snide monotone zingers, as well as allow McCarthy to pursue an Olympic trial's worth of physical comedy, in all actuality the rest of this supporting cast is absolutely worthless. ![]() OK, so to avoid ruining this very predictable ending, I'll simply put it like this: There was not one moment throughout this film where I did NOT want to see McCarthy's character end up in prison. Furthermore, while the beginning is slow and shockingly sigh inducing, the ending's ineffectiveness clearly notifies audiences about how flawed Gordon's visual storytelling abilities are in this instance. In saying that, as I stated before, aside from all of the funny scenes that the trailers had to offer, and one laugh out loud sex scene (that of which occurs in the unevenly entertaining middle portion of this film) "Identity Thief" is bookended and sporadically injected with more unfunny and contrived moments, which consistently work to drag this movie back down into the still waters of mediocrity time and time again. Hilarious! Now, when Bateman and McCarthy find themselves in a road trip situation (about 30 minutes in) it is only then that Gordon seems to let these two very funny comedic actors run wild and "Identity Thief" begins to see comedic moments that actually work. After the police outright refuse to help him, Sandy sets out on a quest of sorts to Florida in order to bring McCarthy's character back to Colorado himself (basically doing the police's job for them) so that she may stand trial for her crimes. The Plot: This movie lays out the improbable (even for a comedy) set-up of a man in Colorado named Sandy Patterson (funny name to give a man, huh? Well, I guess it's funny the first few times this joke is told) played by the very much underrated Jason Bateman, who gets his identity stolen by a woman in Florida, played by Melissa McCarthy. In one of those movies where the funniest moments are in the trailers, "Identity Thief" is director Seth Gordon's hit and miss follow up to the hilarious "Horrible Bosses", and is also nothing more than a less consistently funny version of "Due Date". View All Videos Identity Thief Photos Jason Bateman as Sandy Patterson and Melissa McCarthy as Diana in "Identity Thief." Melissa McCarthy as Diana and Eric Stonestreet as Big Chuck in "Identity Thief." Robert Patrick as Skiptracer in "Identity Thief." Jason Bateman as Sandy Patterson and Amanda Peet as Trish Patterson in "Identity Thief." Tip "T.I." Harris as Julian and Genesis Rodriguez as Marisol in "Identity Thief." Melissa McCarthy as Diana in "Identity Thief." Jason Bateman as Sandy Patterson in "Identity Thief." (L-R) Morris Chestnut as Detective Reilly and Jason Bateman as Sandy Patterson in "Identity Thief." Melissa McCarthy as Diana and Jason Bateman as Sandy Patterson in "Identity Thief." Jon Favreau as Harold Cornish in "Identity Thief." Genesis Rodriguez as Marisol in "Identity Thief." Jason Bateman as Sandy in "Identity Thief." Jason Bateman as Sandy and Melissa McCarthy as Diana in "Identity Thief." Melissa McCarthy as Diana in "Identity Thief." Melissa McCarthy as Diana and Jason Bateman as Sandy in "Identity Thief." Tip "T.I." Harris as Julian in "Identity Thief." Morris Chestnut as Detective Reilly in "Identity Thief." Amanda Peet as Trish Patterson in "Identity Thief." ![]()
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