Identity Thief

I haven't done a movie post in a long time so that is what I am going to do. Since the last time I blogged I watched my first rated R movie in the theatre, which was super exciting. It was called Identity Thief starring Melissa McCarthy. So just like I usually do, I will do a quick summary of the movie and then a review.

This movie is about a middle aged business man, Sandy Bigelow Patterson, that gets a call from his "credit card company" saying that his identity has been stolen and they ask him for his credit card number. When actually it was a woman (McCarthy) in Florida scamming him to get his identity. When Sandy's real credit card company calls him he finds out the truth. It turns out to be a huge fiasco that might cause him to cause him his job. He has only one option, go find this woman and bring her back to his hometown to turn her in to the police. Which proves to be harder than he thought. This is all based on a true story.

I went to this movie with my Mom and we both loved it. It was a mix of everything, funny, sad, and exciting. Melissa McCarthy shined in this movie. She was the perfect person for this role and I don't think it would have been as good if she wouldn't have been in it. What I liked most about this movie was that it did have a good story with more than just jokes. Another character that I liked was "Big Chuck" played by Eric Stonestreet. It was crazy to see Eric in a different role from "Cam" on Modern Family. He plays a very sexual character in this movie which is hilarious. This is one of those movies that can potentially have that awkward sex scene while watching with your parents but it depends on your level of compatibility.
The only criticism of this movie would be that some people expected it to be hilarious all the way through. As I said I preferred the sad and heart warming moments. In my opinion it made the movie more realistic.

I would recommend this for teens and adults. I think that you cold get by with having a younger kid watch it but it wouldn't be the best parenting decision. There is a lot of adult material, swearing and  not to mention the whole sex scene. I will let you be the judge of that. I think that anyone can relate to this movie because it is such a common problem. Everyone has either had their identity stolen or knows someone that has.