and forgiveness and that, when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade -- don't give up; just start over. Melissa McCarthy is as funny here as in Bridesmaids. I am looking forward to The Heat, in which she stars with Sandra Bullock.

year. If you like Melissa in other movies you will love her in this movie. Although the plot is simple it is very well executed.

makes sense. Nobody ever showed her what is right and what is wrong, and she kept on lying and making up new identities for herself so she would not have to deal with who she really was. That is why she wasted all those moneys on booze for other people and some stupid junk that she decorated her house with. It did look at first that she really did not have a heart, but after hearing the daughter call her daddy on the phone, we see her break down and cry. I mean, I can relate to her in many ways and I feel that a woman like that might actually exist somewhere: wacky, cunning, lying cheating and stealing, but with some good deep in her heart and a deep need to be loved. The fact that many people hated her character is actually a compliment; I am sure that if you met her in real life, you would not be able to handle her. Melissa played her role perfectly, and the Sandy character was pretty good too, if a little dull, but he was supposed to be a wussy. The only thing I would've thrown out was those secondary characters, the bounty hunter and the gangsters, they were not really necessary and a bit "over the top" but then this was supposed to be a pretty lighthearted comedy so they did still fit in. To summarize, I think that people did not like it because: 1 Some of the credit card detail stuff did not make sense but people ARE actually so stupid in real life they would give you their identity information sometimes even without you having to ask them for it. Just read the notalwaysright website; a lot of those customer stories feature very very dumb real life people . 2 The Melissa character was a little bitch and some people just could not handle her being soooo obnoxious I found it hilarious . 3 The Sandy guy was a wussy and I guess some people do not like men being portrayed as such in films. 4 The movie was predictable in the sense that yeah, they made it home and bonded along the way. But so what? I thought that the character transformation/revelation was pretty neat. 5 The Melissa character was overweight and other overweight people did not like the weight issue as a part of a comedy. Grow up! 6 In general, people took the movie WAAAY too seriously, pointing out the inconsistencies, spoofs, etc. Who cares? This was supposed to be for entertainment purposes, not for a life-altering transformation or hours of dwelling upon it. Maybe you should go analyze "Airplane" and point out all the things that do not make sense in THAT movie hint: it would be all of them . So for everyone who said it was "the worst movie ever" and did not find it even a single bit funny. Grow up, really! You're taking life waay too seriously.

this is a really entertaining movie and had me laughing almost constantly throughout. Give it a shot and see what you think; you're sure to laugh at some point :

"un-funny" it was just to make themselves feel cool. Comedies are not documentaries so get over it! If real-life things were that funny, people wouldn't need to watch comedies, they'd just watch documentaries. But they don't because they aren't. So yes, they occasionally through in an inept cop or an over-the-top character like in the Hangover to keep you laughing and interested. As long as it's well done which this WAS , there's no need to bash it. People pick apart how "unrealistic" little tiny things are and give a movie a bad rating for that. Lighten up, sit back, relax and let yourself have fun for a couple hours. I promise you will enjoy this movie if you do.The first 10 minutes were nothing special and there weren't really any jokes to be had because they are basically just setting the scene for you. But once Jason Batemans character finds Melissa McCarthy's character, it gets really going and you pretty much laugh until the end. I appreciated that there were a couple sentimental moments in there too. Yes, it is a lot of physical comedy not to be confused with slap-stick , but there's plenty of good jokes in there to keep you laughing too. To me, the timing was really spot on and didn't drag out the road-trip part for an eternity or leave any loose ends. I really loved the way they ended it too, though I won't say how. I think it was really well done and had everything I'm looking for in a comedy not ridiculously stupid like the "Scary Movie" type movies and not boring . I honestly can't wait to see it again next week.

with a giggle.Please go see this movie i gave it 9/10 it was extremely funny don't listen to the critics these days they don't judge a movie by its awesomeness. That's my Job!

Bateman superb in his role as a straight laced business man. How he kept a straight face throughout the filming is beyond me! There were two parts where I cried... but I won't give anything away. The rest was just really funny. Go see this movie!

thinks that she looks harmless enough...well WRONG! As she proves more problems for him as he is at his wit's end and could lose everything. And plus there are more DANGEROUS thieves out for McCarthy and to a lesser extent Bateman.Still a great time and really Bateman and McCarthy make a funny couple as hope that they can reunite again for another funny movie.

Keep up the good work! Would love to see you in a comedy film-noir at some point.Identity Thief will never be a cult classic... but the work of the above actors will always be seriously remembered in this film!