Identity
John Cusack is a great actor. I didn’t think much about him in the past, even though his parts in “Say Anything” and “The Sure Thing” were fantastic. Lately it seems like he’s been imprisoned in stuff like “America’s Sweethearts,” where his blandness takes over and only emphasizes the surrounding dreck. And unlike the rest of the civilized world, I thought “High Fidelity” was just OK.
But proof of Cusack’s talent comes in “Identity,” where he makes his ex-cop/limo driver character interesting, even in the midst of a middling horror/mystery setup. The rest of the cast is certainly better than your garden-variety horror film (Ray Liotta, Alfred Molina, Clea DuVall from “13 Conversations”), and the “shocking twists” are at least entertaining. But without Cusack, the whole thing would barely register.
Recommended, if you’re looking for something to while away a rainy afternoon.
I liked this movie. I think the unsug hero is the guy who plays the MPS patient/killer. He was great.