Identity Thief
2013
**
Director: Seth Gordon
Cast: Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy, Jon Favreau, Amanda Peet, Génesis Rodríguez, T.I., Morris Chestnut, John Cho, Robert Patrick, Eric Stonestreet
Sandy Patterson is a hard-working and mild-mannered family man from Denver who struggles to make ends meet. Just when he is about to catch a break, an obnoxious woman wrecks his life by stealings his identity. Sandy travels to Florida to bring the culprit to justice. The set-up is ridiculous and the subsequent twists that force the pair to go on a cross-country drive are more than a little contrived. Midnight Run and Planes, Trains & Automobiles used a similar premise to great results, but this odd couple comedy cum road movie is short on laughs. Like many recent comedies, it's crass and offensive but ultimately sentimental. The central performances are likeable but the lazy and frustrating script makes up stuff as it goes along.
