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Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Now let's say you want to do an unapologetically sentimental character study in which one character with tears streaming down her face reveals the childhood source of all her emotional pain.
The stuff of heavy drama. The car accident comedy doesn't work because by that point, we've grown weary of the violent, consequence-free humor. Then the big reveal scene doesn't work because the movie has just spent 90 minutes telling us these people are cartoons.
Such is the identity crisis suffered by "Identity Thief. They're two unique comedic talents who always put an interesting spin on a line or a double take, whether starring in sitcoms or effortlessly swiping scenes in big-screen fare.
Unfortunately, "Identity Thief" is a depressingly predictable road-trip buddy comedy that's far more interested in car chases, lame shootouts, physical shtick and cheap schmaltz than creating anything original. Bateman plays Sandy Patterson, a ish account executive for a financial firm who's underappreciated at work but finds comfort in the loving arms of his wife the always-welcome Amanda Peet and two adoring daughters.
Given his gender-neutral name by a father who was a huge fan of baseball great Sandy Koufax, Sandy becomes the latest identity thief target of Diana Melissa McCarthy , who must be the least subtle ID thief in North America.
Diana favors outfits so loud they scream, stocks her house like it's a Target store there's even stuff on the front lawn , keeps all her phony IDs as souvenirs and goes on massive drinking and spending sprees every time she assumes a new identity. How has she not been caught, like, a thousand times? Thanks to an idiotic premise involving Jon Favreau as the world's worst boss, Morris Chestnut as Denver's dumbest cop and John Cho as the world's worst friend, it's up to Sandy to make his way to Florida, capture Diana and bring her to Colorado.
Then it's up to the screenwriter to find ways to keep Sandy and Diana on the road together for a series of wacky escapades, when all Sandy has to do is pick up a phone, dial the authorities and say, "Hey, you know that woman who stole my identity and has committed hundreds of felonies?
But it gets worse -- if he can't clear his name in a week, the mix-up could very well cost him his job. Fortunately Sandy is in luck; after the unrepentant Florida fraudster McCarthy who stole his identity causes a stir in a club and misses her court date, Sandy is arrested and promptly released when detectives request a mug shot, and realize their mistake.
When the police refuse to offer any help, Sandy realizes that his only choice is to catch the impostor himself and bring her back to Denver to face justice. Straight-laced, kind, and happily married, sadly, the hard-working father of two, Sandy Patterson, is the perfect sucker. After revealing his vital personal information to the devious con artist, Diana, Sandy sees his world turn upside down, his credit cards maxed, and his credit rating ruined.
Now, the real Sandy has one short week to get his ordinary life back; however, can he bring the unapologetic identity thief to justice and save his job before it's too late?
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