Forgettable Film, Memorable Twist

Rating: 4/10 (17 November 2015)

Identity was one of those movies I had to re-watch before doing the review just to remember what happened, and I watched the movie a month ago. So, to say the least, this movie was pretty forgettable.
Since this a horror film I guess I should talk about the "horror." Its not all that interesting, its just a bunch of jump scares and not much else. They have some scenes that actually a lot funnier than they should be, just because of how lazily the horror is executed.
Another thing about this movie is that it has another horror film trope . dumb, cliché and hate-able characters. There wasn't a single character that I remember saying "Oh that was a well written and developed character" or "Oh, that was an interesting character, I hope they don't die by the end." Speaking of clichés, the movie follows the ancient early 2000′s film cliché of having a weird green color palette, because The Matrix did it and everyone liked it then so why not reuse it over and over again.
Finally, I want to talk about the twist ending of the film, so if you haven't seen the film you probably won't understand what I'm talking about after this. I feel the twist ending was really forced in, and I think at first it was interesting, but as I was thinking about I realized that this is the type of twist ending M. Night Shyamalan would do. Also, now that I think about it, the title of the movie subtly spoils the twist ending. If the twist wasn't in the movie what would you call it then? "Everyone Dies At The Hotel"
Anyways, Identity was pretty forgettable in a lot of ways, but the twist was pretty memorable, if for the wrong reasons.
Final Score: 4.5/10