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Identity
2003
IDENTITY, directed by James Mangold, is a thriller set at an isolated motel in rural Nevada during an unrelenting rainstorm. With all roads washed out and all forms of communication dead, a group of people become stranded at the motel along with the shifty manager (John Hawkes). Among the stranded are Ed (John Cusack), a former .. Read more
| Starring | John Cusack, Ray Liotta, Amanda Peet, Alfred Molina |
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| Director | James Mangold |
| Genres | Thriller |
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Identity
IDENTITY, directed by James Mangold, is a thriller set at an isolated motel in rural Nevada during an unrelenting rainstorm. With all roads washed out and all forms of communication dead, a group of people become stranded at the motel along with the shifty manager (John Hawkes). Among the stranded are Ed (John Cusack), a former cop turned limo driver; Caroline (Rebecca De Mornay), a self-absorbed actress; Paris (Amanda Peet), a prostitute attempting to escape her profession; Rhodes (Ray Liotta), a cop transporting a prisoner (Jake Busey); Lou (William Lee Scott) and Ginny (Clea DuVall), bickering newlyweds; and George (John McGinley) and Alice (Leila Kenzle), a married couple travelling with their young son. Soon the waterlogged lodgers start dying in mysterious--and brutal--ways, and the increasingly dwindling number of survivors must discover the killer to prevent their own demises.
Riveting from the opening sequence, Mangold's suspenseful murder mystery wastes no time in turning on the tension. Realising that truly scary cinema comes from the unknown and the unexpected, Mangold and screenwriter Michael Cooney keep the audience--and the film's characters--in the dark and continually create situations that go from bad to worse for the luckless travellers. Cusack anchors the film as the resigned but noble former policeman, while Peet reveals a depth previously unseen in her other movies. Actors such as Liotta, McGinley, Hawkes, and De Mornay round out the fine ensemble cast. As with many thrillers, IDENTITY has a big twist, but because of the filmmakers' excellent slight of hand, it's unlikely viewers will predict the outcome.
| Starring | John Cusack, Ray Liotta, Amanda Peet, Alfred Molina, Jake Busey, Clea Duvall, Rebecca De Mornay |
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| Director | James Mangold |
| Studio | SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 26 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 30 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English, English Audio Description |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | DVD: 12 Jan 2004 Blu-ray: 09 Apr 2007 Production year: 2003 |
| Format | DVD |
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In this slasher-influenced take on Ten Little Indians, a classy cast is stranded at a remote motel in the Nevada desert on the proverbial dark and stormy night (which of course means that the phone lines are down and contact with the outside world is impossible). Given that the place is suspiciously reminiscent of another roadside hostelry (proprietor: N Bates), it's no surprise when they find themselves being picked off one by one in increasingly bloody ways. As the potential victims include indie favourites John Cusack and Ray Liotta, you hope that this is going to be more than a TV-movie-style murder mystery in which the guest turns are offed according to Hollywood rank, with the highest paid actor remaining. For the most part it is — the shocks are well staged, there are flashes of wit and the performances are sly without being too tongue-in-cheek. Unfortunately, director James Mangold can't sustain the atmosphere in the face of increasingly outlandish plot twists and the final revelation is so wildly illogical as to be irritating.
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Smart thriller with a twist that enlivens the stock characters and situations of which it is made; the mood is hysterical and the direction embraces the style of horror movies.
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57 out of 59 people found this review helpful
Hitchcock would be proud!
A top cast lends to this very atmospheric thriller. It leaves you guessing to the very end and after. with some very shocking moments this is not one for the faint hearted but it will leave you on the edge of your seat. The setting is perfect and the stars are on top form, with a very clever script which sadly gets a little too complex and confusing for it's own good. Definately a choice for thriller fans! contains strong language.
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Very loosely based - premise wise, on Agatha Christie's 'And Then There Were None' but with a real twist.
Ten people, through completely individual circumstance, find themselves at a Motel in the pouring rain. Unfortunately, there is a homicidal lunatic among them. As you can guess, one by one they succumb to the clutches of the killer - but something about it all doesn't quite add up!
Very enjoyable but a film you can only watch once. Like the Sixth Sense and others of the same calibre, you are led down one path only to discover you are completely up the wrong tree! Confused? - Rent the movie and find out for yourself..... -
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Identity
IDENTITY, directed by James Mangold, is a thriller set at an isolated motel in rural Nevada during an unrelenting rainstorm. With all roads washed out and all forms of communication dead, a group of people become stranded at the motel along with the shifty manager (John Hawkes). Among the stranded ...
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