Film Review – Identity Thief

I don’t believe I’ve come across a screenplay as fundamentally flawed as
“Identity Thief” in quite some time. It’s a comedy that’s not really
much of a comedy, and it forces the audience to sympathize with a
monster of a woman, even while she shows no remorse for her awful
crimes. If there was some type of comedic mayhem in play, with
characters tossed around the frame for a breezy 80 minute sit, perhaps
the feature could’ve skated by on delicious madness. Instead, “Identity
Thief” stops for violence and tears as it lumbers through nearly two
hours of strident performances and faux heart, convinced there’s a soul
in here worth the laborious effort to find it. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com