It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

This is a mostly failed attempt at producing a biographic movie out of the real-life story of a woman whose identity was stolen and went through a difficult time to clear her name.It had a good story line to cling on, exploring a theme that is not overused in drama or thriller movies. However, the overall quality of production and editing is awful. Acting is not as awful, but whatever qualities the cast had were canceled by the extremely predictable scene and lines. Character building is non-existent, it appears they took every single one from a menu of pre-packaged profiles.In the end, the whole movie looks like it was an overambitious Public Service Announcement.

This is an effective biographical drama that does entertain from beginning to end, although I think real-life identity theft cases are much more serious than this movie says. Is going to prison a light sentence? Can't really say. Also, I don't think Identity Theft has ever been covered until this movie came along (Most crime movies are always about sexual crimes, or anything involving weapons and/or destruction). As I mentioned before, real-life cases are probably more serious than the one depicted here. In spite of its effectiveness and entertainment value, I think this movie could have used more complications. As to why the judge (at the end of the movie) would dismiss the case as a minor issue, is anyone's guess. So, after watching this movie, you might want to be careful about who you give your credit card (or any other personal info) to.

I have learned not to wait much of a TV movie. Now this is a "based on true story" one that shows such a dangerous issue in a very good way too.At first I sat to watch it because it has 2 of my favorite ladies. 10 years ago I began a list for the beautiful actresses I love, maybe to memorize them and immortalize them for me. From the earliest names I wrote there was Kimberly Williams-Paisley who kind of dazzled me with her cuteness in (Father of The Bride). And (Annabella Sciorra), who actually did the same, in (Cop Land). But as (Identity Theft) went on, I found more reasons to pay attention for.The case is scary. Big part of its scaring is that it's realistic. The matter of "it could happen to you" is so pressing this time. And it is more scary since there are no deterrent laws for it yet. So in the digital age we live, destroying the life of someone financially and morally has become very easy job to do, and getting away with it yet become easier ! Moreover, the movie so smartly made of the main situation such a physiological problem of loving a person, and her life, so much to become her. This cat and mouse game between a girl and a criminal copy of her was creative. Then when it dealt with the collapse of the copy, it gave us a deeply sad side to the story, which made it so human and effective. And, finally, what a dramatic climax it achieved when the copy/Connie phones her victim/Michelle, finding no one but her to seek help from, while she became unable to be a copy anymore or even herself. You can appreciate these efforts more when you know that the 2 characters, in the real story, never met at all (as I read somewhere). The meeting between them both at the end was a fine master scene. And the finale in the courtroom was shocking enough. From that joke of a judge, to lines like "life isn't fair/ I expected it to be fair here!", ending with the lead's hot monologue about the tragedy of losing her "good name" ; the whole scene was so zealous, true and bitter statement about the movie's main case. As for the acting, it's more than clear that (Annabella) won, but not for (Kimberly)'s weak performance; it's simply for one logical reason which's the power of Connie's role in the first place. This character got spectrum of mixed feelings, a more pathetic status, being in problem (like the main character) yet sick, with no love, no escape, and no cure. All of that while the script didn't give much to (Kimberly)'s character Michelle but to smile naively for half of the time, and frown for the other half! Nevertheless she did the last scene perfectly with high energy and intensive rage. I believed her utterly.(Identity Theft : The Michelle Brown Story) isn't a movie to be forgotten easily. Before gathering 2 of my favorite chicks in one movie, or even making a good thrill out of its story, it enlightens us with ugly crime and uglier facts that no other movie I know showed seriously or cared about.

I loved this movie because, if it had been the reverse(one man stealing another man's identity), I don't think, you would see the emotional anxiety, a victim of identity theft, goes through!!! Sure women are more emotional but, I think, that was an advantage because, it enables illustration of, the pain, regardless of sex, what an identity theft victim goes through...the pain, the anguish, having to constantly prove, you are who, you say you. I am sorry if women find this offensive. I feel that women, are far more honest with, both, themselves and, others when it comes to expressing pain, regardless of what type.Christopher