Identity Thief
Universal Pictures | Release Date: February 8, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
35
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 41 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
19
Negative:
15
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Slant MagazineR. Kurt OsenlundFeb 6, 2013
Melissa McCarthy is riveting in simply-penned moments of remorse and confession, adding tearful depth to her ace timing and formidable physical comedy. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumFeb 6, 2013
The fault, I think, isn't in our stars but in the script, running up a huge comedy tab the likable players can't pay off. Read full review
63
New York PostKyle SmithFeb 7, 2013
Funny and promising as the first act is, the entire second act is pretty awful, as the script chucks in one tiresome, unlikely gag after another. Read full review
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenFeb 7, 2013
McCarthy delivers the moment of pathos in a totally different voice, tears staining her puffy face, as feelings awfully real and tainted in tragedy bubble up from deep within the comic persona. It’s startling, it’s wholly incongruous, yet it’s undeniably moving. God, how this woman can act and, within the brief frames of that different film, how we long to see the rest of it. Read full review
63
USA TodayScott BowlesFeb 7, 2013
Preposterous, goofy and a clear ripoff of “Planes, Trains and Automobiles,” Identity still manages to make off with just enough laughs to work, thanks to the wondrous McCarthy, one of the few actresses in Hollywood allowed to showcase her wit and charisma as much as her physique. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaFeb 7, 2013
In some ways, Identity Thief is a raunchier variation on another recent odd-couple road pic: Barbra Streisand and Seth Rogen as overbearing mom and nebbish son in "The Guilt Trip." Read full review
63
Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanFeb 7, 2013
The dialogue in Craig Mazin’s script crackles at its best, and the supporting characters (led by Robert Patrick as a grizzled skip chaser) have bizarrely funny moments. Read full review
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