As if Raymond Chandler and Wes Craven had a baby.
The Big Picture James Mangold's 2003 Identity is a stylishly twisted Agatha Christie-inspired murder mystery with more layers than a bloody Russian Doll and a unique approach to the genre of murder mystery. It's difficult to pinpoint another movie to rival the director’s expert fusion of the procedural crime format with horror movie elements.
Cut to: a desert motel that is a magnet for people in trouble, in which the movie’s morally dubious characters become trapped by a violent storm. Edward Rhodes is a retired cop chauffeuring Rebecca De Mornay’s spoiled actress Caroline Suzanne. Then there is Paris Nevada , a sex worker fleeing her past, and Ray Liotta’s sleazy detective, who has been tasked with transporting prisoner Robert Maine . During a verbal onslaught from Caroline, Edward hits a woman, Alice , in the street.
A great example of how Identity subverts a horror character trope is with Amanda Peet's sex worker Paris. She is one of the most subversive characters in Identity. In both crime and horror, a woman who embraces her sexual freedom/agency is often one of the first to be killed off. Never really given the room or opportunity for growth or development. Peet's character is one of the sharpest and most empathetic of the dwindling group and her trajectory is unexpected.
'Identity' Is a Perfect Blend of Horror and Murder Mystery In Identity, procedural elements collide with modern horror tropes in a way that doesn't cheat the audience. The mystery genre elements collide with the slasher genre conventions in Identity in a brand-new way, with both styles perfectly in synch and the gruesome visuals not dominating the movie. Yes, we get severed heads and the grisly aftermath of the murder, but the majority of kills happen off-screen.
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