Identity
Published March 28, 2025
Film info
- Title Identity
- Director James Mangold
- Year 2003
- Run time 1hr 30m
- Genres Mystery, Thriller
- Tagline The secret lies within
Complete strangers stranded at a remote desert motel during a raging storm soon find themselves the target of a deranged murderer. As their numbers thin out, the travelers begin to turn on each other, as each tries to figure out who the killer is.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 4:39 | Watching Wheel of Fortune with shots of whiskey would be better. |
| 10:15 | You don’t want a convertible in rain like this. |
| 13:10 | “Didn’t you used to be that actress?” Rude. |
| 17:16 | The way things keep happening that affect other things, it’s very Final Destination. |
| 20:47 | “A little temper problem.” Mmhmm. |
| 33:29 | “That’s police talk for someone getting their head lopped off.” |
| 37:23 | Nine hours into a marriage and you end up in these circumstances! |
| 47:14 | Excellent psychotic smile. |
| 48:08 | “You’re a complicated cat, Edward.” |
| 53:33 | This part of the film feels quite messy. |
| 57:05 | Ooh, didn’t see this twist, him not being the owner of the motel. |
| 1:02:40 | I do like the conceit of the room keys counting down. |
| 1:21:54 | Oh, Ed was the best one. |
Thoughts
It took me a while to adjust to this film, partly because I hadn’t quite realised it was a slasher thriller (given the cover, that’s completely my bad) and also because it was billed as a version of And Then There Were None and it’s very very loose. But I did like the way it dipped about in time and backtracked and started pulling everything together. I’m not sure if the dissassociative identity thing is supposed to be a twist but it was pretty well signposted throughout. It was a very interesting thriller though and the end, oof, I didn’t see that coming.
Rating: 3 / 5