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Metascore
34 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesChicago ReaderJ.R. JonesManaged to pull the rug out from under me about three-quarters of the way through, and I still hadn't found my feet when the credits rolled.
- 80L.A. WeeklyJohn PowersL.A. WeeklyJohn PowersCooney's achingly clever script has more up its sleeve than just Agatha Christie -- he also evokes "Psycho," "The Sixth Sense," "Poltergeist" and "The Omen" -- and the final third dishes up a twist that isn't just surprising, it's revealing
- 80Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasFine escapist fare with a saving sense of humor and an underlying premise that, when revealed, proves to be arguably plausible even if a reach.
- 75Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaCusack is especially good in a role that's got more (and less) going on under the surface, while Peet offers up another coltish, trash-mouthed vamp.
- 75Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonA slick, bloody thriller, but it's also, to its credit, a genuine whodunit.
- 75New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsA fascinating movie that, if you are able to make the leap it asks of you at about the three-quarter mark, will give you something to think and talk about for days. One thing is certain: It isn't predictable.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe hardest work falls to Cusack, a subtle actor with a valuable gift for conveying the sadness and loneliness beneath the skin of even the most jaded and self-contained men-about-town.
- 67Portland OregonianShawn LevyPortland OregonianShawn LevyIt's gory, it's bleak, it's shamelessly tricky -- and it's also a good deal more fun than it had any right to be.
- 60VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthySome fancy footwork in the writing and directing can't disguise the hoary "Ten Little Indians" origins of Identity.
- 50TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThe puzzle pieces are all there. But when you put them all together, the result is a bit of a gyp — neat but utterly forgettable.