Identity Thief
Snuck in a movie this weekend. I had almost forgotten. Identity Thief really is that forgettable. It’s like popcorn – light and forgotten. Funny parts and yet plenty of stupid moments.
Melissa McCarthy is a funny gal. She can do physical comedy like no one else. Jason Bateman is her perfect straight man. Together they brought some heart to the film. They complimented each other well.
Unfortunately, the film was rather flat. In an alternate time, it may have been a different movie. Their was two plot threads that came from this alternate universe. The first was a skip tracer chasing after McCarthy’s thief. The second was the Cuban mob after McCarthy. Why either of these were in the film only the original screen writer knows.
The rest of the story outside of these characters was rather nice. Surprising. It also had a heart which you could not see coming from some comedy.
Then you leave the theatre and almost forgot you watched it. We’ll be seeing this on FX soon.
3 of 5 stars.
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cool i wanted to watch that.