Identity Thief (2013)

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Unlimited funds have allowed Diana (McCarthy) to live it up on the outskirts of Miami, where the queen of retail buys whatever strikes her fancy. There's only one glitch: The ID she's using to finance these sprees reads "Sandy Bigelow Patterson"....and it belongs to an accounts rep (Bateman) who lives halfway across the U.S. With only one week to hunt down the con artist before his world implodes, the real Sandy Bigelow Patterson heads south to confront the woman with an all-access pass to his

R, 2 hr. 27 min.

Comedy

Steve Conrad

Universal Pictures

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All Critics (3) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (2)

McCarthy gets bashed about like a Stooge, and she bashes back with riotous abandon. Sadly, the rest of the movie is a shambles.

February 5, 2013 Full Review Source: Village Voice
Village Voice
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It fails as a star vehicle, a recession-era satire, a WTF white-collar-grunt revenge tale, a Midnight Run-style buddy flick, a gross-out laughfest and a bathetic tale of broken souls.

February 5, 2013 Full Review Source: Time Out New York
Time Out New York

2013 is Melissa McCarthy's year.

February 5, 2013 Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com
ColeSmithey.com

Audience Reviews for Identity Thief

Looks like it is a pretty funny movie. I hope I can see it sometime.
February 5, 2013
Cole K.
Cole Klima
Saw the premier last night and it was hilarious. I could not stop laughing. Good script, better performances/chemistry. A must see for sure.
February 5, 2013
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I think it looks alright 1 hour ago 5
A "comedy" about identity theft. 2 hours ago 27

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Latest News on Identity Thief

February 5, 2013:
In Pictures: Identity Thieves and Impostors
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February 4, 2013:
Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy Talk Identity Thief
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