If it weren't for the confusing final solution, this would've been a perfect thriller

Rating: 9/10 (3 September 2009)

A truly excellent film in my opinion, riddled high with tension and unnerving edge. It also makes the audience ask many questions, and on the most part, the film excels in answering those questions. Director James Mangold ensured there were plenty of tense moments and wholly convincing shocks. I can't count the number of times I was out of my seat or biting my nails, and the murders were very brutal, well most of them were. The camera-work was fantastic and quite possibly the film's main merit, the story(on a parallel with And Then There Were None, but with definite plot differences) and the performances from the likes of John Cusack, Ray Liotta, Rebecca DeMornay, Jake Busey and Amanda Peet were nothing short of superb. And the film's length and pace were just right. My only problem with Identity, which was nearing to perfection, was the final solution, I did find it confusing and a tad implausible. But overall, it is a taut and solid thriller, that ticks almost all the right boxes. 9/10 Bethany Cox