# Can someone give me the final ruling on that flick "Identity"-- yay or nay? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 8, 2003, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-give-me-the-final-ruling-on-that-flick-identity-yay-or-nay/206278 "2003-10-08T12:48:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![look\_ninjas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@look\_ninjas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/look_ninjas)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-give-me-the-final-ruling-on-that-flick-identity-yay-or-nay/206278/21 "2003-10-09T01:18:30Z")
I’ll give it a “Yay!” It didn’t change my life, but it was certainly enjoyable. **FilmGeek** - $5.75?? That just blows my mind. ---
**Author:** ![Darkhold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@Darkhold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darkhold)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-give-me-the-final-ruling-on-that-flick-identity-yay-or-nay/206278/22 "2003-10-09T01:21:28Z")
Oozing with style and well shot. I was sorta indifferent to the ‘twists’ mainly b/c i was outguessing it every step of the way. But definately something you should see. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-give-me-the-final-ruling-on-that-flick-identity-yay-or-nay/206278/23 "2003-10-09T01:45:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by troub \* > \*\*$5.75 for a rental in Kansas? Kansas!? \*\* They have movies in Kansas? Kansas!? ---
**Author:** ![Diane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2acd7d/32.png) [@Diane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diane)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-give-me-the-final-ruling-on-that-flick-identity-yay-or-nay/206278/24 "2003-10-13T02:05:26Z")
Eh, it was okay. Not the shocking ending the film makers were going for. BTW, .99 cent rentals here in Utah at the local grocery store. ---
**Author:** ![jimpatro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@jimpatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimpatro)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-give-me-the-final-ruling-on-that-flick-identity-yay-or-nay/206278/25 "2003-10-13T02:36:55Z")
I’ll give it a yay. And actually I’d say that finally here is a kill everybody off flick that does it for a reason. ---
**Author:** ![SolGrundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-give-me-the-final-ruling-on-that-flick-identity-yay-or-nay/206278/26 "2003-10-13T05:12:41Z")
I saw this just recently on a plane flight and I thought it was just awful. I was really interested when it was first released but never got around to see it, and I’d heard passable-to-mediocre word-of-mouth. I frankly don’t see where even the “meh” reviews are coming from. It wasn’t just 100% predictable from beginning to finish; they went out of the way to telegraph everything that was going to happen. There were some clever ideas in there, but they were ruined by the way the story was told. By the end I was just insulted. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-give-me-the-final-ruling-on-that-flick-identity-yay-or-nay/206278/27 "2003-10-13T05:25:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by shelbo \* > \*\*Continuing the DVD rental price hijack – Los Angeles, CA, $3.75 for 4 nights. \*\* [Netflix fanboy] From Netflix, last month, I rented movies for a unit price of under $2.00. [/Netflix fanboy] I thought _Identity_ was dumb. ---
**Author:** ![Mal\_Adroit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@Mal\_Adroit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mal_Adroit)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-give-me-the-final-ruling-on-that-flick-identity-yay-or-nay/206278/28 "2003-10-13T12:06:11Z")
Finally saw it and really enjoyed it. Very cool concept. Thought the final twist was a bit much, but would still rate the flick a _wowie wow wow_ in the words of the Continental. Sadly, not many thrillers today grab you by the short ones as quickly and as effectively as this one does. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-give-me-the-final-ruling-on-that-flick-identity-yay-or-nay/206278/29 "2003-10-13T12:15:57Z")
I say Yay too, although they revealed the big twist too soon. ---
**Author:** ![DaddyTimesTwo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@DaddyTimesTwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaddyTimesTwo)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-give-me-the-final-ruling-on-that-flick-identity-yay-or-nay/206278/30 "2003-10-13T14:04:46Z")
I’ll give it a thumbs up, but only barely. The reaons that bring all the folks to the hotel are rather contrived, if you can swallow that and are able to let some loose ends go, it’s not bad. I like seeing Cusack in any grown up role. And Amanda Peete is a real cutie. Turn off your brain, or at least lower the power, and enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![Kaitlyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/73ab20/32.png) [@Kaitlyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaitlyn)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-give-me-the-final-ruling-on-that-flick-identity-yay-or-nay/206278/31 "2003-10-13T14:13:48Z")
Identity: good, easily worth $4. Rental prices: 3.79 for five full days with midnight return; $40 per month from Netflix and we end up seeing about 35 movies per month at that price. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-give-me-the-final-ruling-on-that-flick-identity-yay-or-nay/206278/32 "2003-10-13T14:54:29Z")
“Meh” to “Nay.” Somewhere in that range. Predictable. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-give-me-the-final-ruling-on-that-flick-identity-yay-or-nay/206278.md?page=1)