Mediocre thriller

Rating: 4/10 (7 April 2013)

Identity never arouses a huge interest because its script is a lot too conventional and almost doesn't produce any suspense or kind of build-up. Everything unfolds in a disconcerting linearity, close to a real boredom until the twist supposedly "making" the movie. Unfortunately, this revelation doesn't produce the desired effect, and even quite the opposite because the movie then feels ridiculous. The worst aspect about this twist is that it happens about 20 minutes before the end of the movie, which implies the last part of the story is useless.
Only the atmosphere is quite good, and still, it is badly served by an also very conventional cinematography that relies on the classic ropes of the genre.
As for the cast, though good on paper, it is under exploited because of the shallow characters.