Identity

Pros: A solid thriller and message film with an equally solid ensemble
Cons: Reworks And Then There Were None

On a rainy night in the Nevada desert, a group of people is forced to take shelter in a remote hotel with no link to civilization. Ed (John Cusack), a limousine driver with a tempramental actress client (Rebecca De Mornay), hits Alice (Leila Kenzle), a...

Pros: Great atmosphere, genuine scares, and one hell of a twist.
Cons: Some might call it a cinnamon twist...

Well, thank God we don't have to watch this trailer anymore! How is the movie itself, you ask? I'll say this much, at least the trailer didn't spoil it.

Gosh, I make it sound like the movie was awful. Well, it wasn't... but I'm not sure...

Pros: different and interesting plot, Cusack and Liotta
Cons: off the wall, jumps from scene to scene

Another girls’ night out and we had no idea what we were going to see after arriving at the theater after having dinner. As we looked over the movies offered, one of the girls remembered hearing good things about this movie. I had heard nothing good...

Pros: interesting plot, suspense
Cons: some twists and turns that really turn the confusion meter on high, the ending

The weekend of April 25 was going to be a good one for me. On Friday we had a half day at school, and then me and three of my friends were driving down to Jasper, Indiana for a Freestyle tournament the next day. After a hell of a night on...

Pros: great cast
Cons: What should have been a surprise was predictable

I had heard nothing about the movie Identity until I was listening to my local NPR station (yes, I'm a member). A film critic lauded the movie highly. A little research revealed an amazing cast including several of my favorite actors. Among the...

Pros: It doesn't go where you think it's going.
Cons: Some of the plot twists are cheats.

I have landed in Baghdad where Hildegarde, my production manager, has managed to secure us accomodations in some tatty manse that was at one time, I am led to understand, a palace belonging to someone named Sodom. From the extremely tacky artwork on the...

Pros: good cast, entertaining, John Hawkes is fantastic, interesting premise
Cons: could have been done a little better, distracting cinematography, some continuity flaws

That's right, yet another film fest at my house. This time, Mechell e and I rented Identity, starring John Cusak, Amanda Peet and Ray Liotta. Mechelle had heard from her fiance that the movie was terrific, so we decid ...

Pros: Great concept; John Cusack and Amanda Peet are fun to watch
Cons: Ending; thinly drawn characters

Perhaps it is "The Usual Suspects" that withholds the most information from the audience. It is a movie that spreads mythos, lies and deception as if it were common knowledge. We don't feel cheated when the movie drops the ball on us (and what a package...

Pros: Very tight and well written script.
Cons: The ending just about blows your mind. It's nothing what you might think.

I really love a good who-done-it. I love getting clues and pin-pointing who the killer or killers might be. They are so much fun. It's like an interactive movie. That's why I love Edgar Allen Poe's Murders in the Rue Morgue. It is a great mystery with a...

Pros: Great plot, script, acting and a great twist at the end.
Cons: None

From the trailer, I had no idea what this film was really about except some people end up in a hotel and begin to be killed off, so I took my time getting around to viewing it. I wish I hadn't. It's a clever, clever film, and there was no real way to ad ...

Pros: original plot, good actors, makes you think long after it ends
Cons: not scary, deaths don't match the hype

The setup of "Identity" is exciting. A horrendous storm floods the highways and forces ten travelers to the only place in town where they can seek shelter, a run-down motel out in the middle of the Nevada desert. The rain never stops, and the...

Pros: One of 2003's best, definitely on my top 100.
Cons: You're unsure what to think about it at some parts.

Michael Cooney, the writer of Identity, is either insane, was incredibly frustrated in the middle of writing the film, or had an idea for any random film of his, and decided to use it here. This film is the first I've ever seen, and perhaps in hist ...

Pros: Excellent cast, great plot devices, effective creation of mood, maintained suspense throughout, complex ending.
Cons: Pacing, a little sneaky in providing audience with clues, required to suspend reality at times.

When I was 8, I saw the Agatha Christie movie "10 Little Indians" and I guessed the identity of the murderer. It just seemed obvious to my mind; children all have unique gifts and that just happened to be mine. Since then, I have always prided myself...

Pros: Great cast, intense story, intoxicating mood
Cons: A bit low budget on the gore. More suited to a Hitchcock style.

Let me start off by saying this,,,"PAY CLOSE FREAKIN' ATTENTION FROM THE BEGINNING!!!!" The clues to figure out what is going on are there, trust me.

Don't get me wrong, by the close of the film, everything will make sense. Let's just say...

Pros: The Actors are superb in this guessing game
Cons: The ending

In the words of an audience member, “It was good but weird.” Those were my thoughts when I left the screening of “Identity.” For one hour and 15 minutes I was caught up in the mystery. Who is killing the occupants of THE MOTEL and why?...