'Friday the 13th' and 'Memento' meet 'Ten Little Indians'

Rating: Null/10 (2 May 2003)

Warning: minor spoiler ahead.
Alfred Hitchcock could tell a good psychological story and what you didn't see was more scary than what you did see. 'Identity' is like 'Jaws 2'. You saw too much of the shark in the latter film mentioned and the thrills wore off early. 'Identity' has too much gore and too much detachment from what makes a good stoy memorable and for one, I felt cheated to be watching a movie that was primarily set inside one man's head. It would have been better to have the psychotic (Pruitt Taylor Vince) as the main character and work in a better stoy line. Ray Liotta and John Cusack are above the platform of fantasy characters who don't exist and deserve better than this. Director James Mangold has a few brief moments of terror but this is essentially a slasher film with shallow results. If this review sounds weird, it's a direct interpretation of the film. So go and see it to understand things better. Just don't blame me if you're disappointed.