The soundtrack of the movie lends itself to the humorous nature of the film. Bateman does have his funny moments, which caught me off guard having spent most of the movie laughing at McCarthy’s character. The beginning is nearly identical to Horrible Bosses, as he is a businessman that is good at what he does, yet is unappreciated by his boss. I was correct in assuming that Bateman would play the same role he always seems to play. She definitely does her part in earning the film its “R” rating. The humor is so crude and outrageous that I applaud McCarthy simply for keeping a straight face throughout the scenes. McCarthy’s role can be best compared to a modern day female version of Chris Farley. The McCarthy’s outrageous humor contrasted with the serious role Bateman plays makes this film worth seeing, especially if you are in need of a good laugh. While Bridesmaids may have put McCarthy on the map, Identity Thief is her breakthrough performance into stardom. The big draw of this movie is McCarthy, who is known best for her hilarious role of Megan in the film Bridesmaids. Along the way, the two Sandy Pattersons face several entertaining misadventures. The real Sandy Patterson must travel to Florida and bring her back to his hometown of Denver in order to prevent his entire life from falling apart. She then uses Sandy’s information as her own in order to purchase anything her heart desires, from alcohol to a Fiat and everything in between. The film opens with mild-mannered businessman Sandy Patterson (Bateman) on the phone with a woman (McCarthy) who tricks him into giving away his personal information. However, I made a crucial mistake in not taking McCarthy’s character into account. The movie seemed destined to be like any other comedy of the past three years. While Jason Bateman is a very good actor, he seems to play the same role of good-guy businessman that lets people push him around every time he’s on screen (Arrested Development, Horrible Bosses), and Identity Thief would appear to be no exception. This is due in large part to Melissa McCarthy’s performance. The film left me pleasantly surprised and wildly entertained. To be honest, expectations were mediocre at best before seeing Identity Thief.
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