The film begins with a radio interview between a psychiatrist called Dr. Malick and convict Malcom. Different details are being revealed about Malcom before his execution takes place.

The scene then switches to a guy named Larry Washington, who is watching TV in his motel. Then this man, George York, come inside, holding his unconscious bleeding wife. He begs for help.

It all started on the road. George was driving with his wife, Alice, and young stepson, Timmy. He gets into an accident and runs somebody over.

Other people who experienced the same thing include an ex-cop, a limousine driver named Ed Dakota, spoiled actress Caroline Suzanne, an officer transporting a prisoner, and more. Of course, everyone starts freaking out.

Some of the victims get to stay at the motel, including the cop and transporting inmate. One of the victims goes into a room, where the number 6 loosens and hangs, making it look like a 9.

And the danger begins. Caroline gets killed and Ed finds her head in a dryer. Meanwhile a woman called Ginny is locked in a bathroom with her husband, Lou, whom she is fighting with. Lou also gets murdered.

It turns out that Malcom has dissociative identity disorder, as revealed at his hearing. This causes him to have 11 different personalities. Not only that, but it also makes him unaware of his crimes, according to his defense attorney. Then Malcom comes in.

More chaos and disasters occur following the incident at the motel.

Despite the promising premise sounding like an exciting and suspenseful murder mystery, this movie did not really engage me. Parts of it made me uncomfortable and some moments were boring. It was also hard to follow.

Even though it’s important to the plot, the high number of characters were hard to keep track of. I couldn’t always remember their names or who was who.

On the bright side, certain scenes in the motel were calm and easier to follow. It was a nice break from the violence and killing.

Yes, this is a horror movie. And that’s typical in films of that genre. But there are other movies that execute those moments better.

Overall, Identity didn’t exactly work out for me. But it might please you if you love or at least like horror films. Note that it’s rated R for language, smoking, violence, and blood.

Anyway, I give this movie 2 out of 5 stars.