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But there's one thing I'm sure of: I'm not going into that laundry room alone anytime soon To go any further would be to reveal the secret ââ‚¬â€? or secrets Very wet There's a spooky motel here, too, but unfortunately that ends the resemblance to "Psycho It'll confuse you Some material may be inappropriate for young children We always knew that some washer-dryers could be murder on our clothes; in this film, that humble appliance turns truly deadly When there's no first-aid kit to attend to the badly injured woman, Larry tracks down a dusty old sewing kit to use for stitches The bodies accumulate At the Movies: 'Identity' Apr 24, 8:08 AM EST Are you one of those people who saw Hitchcock's "Psycho" and couldn't take a shower for weeks? Well, be forewarned Running time: 90 minutes PG ââ‚¬â€? Parental guidance suggested "What is this, some kind of countdown?" asks Peet's feisty hooker, her nerves fraying "Identity," a Columbia Pictures release, is rated R for strong violence and language " The remaining characters search desperately for some reason that this is all happening As Ed weaves the thread into the woman's skin, Larry muses: "I wish I had beige Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian NC-17 ââ‚¬â€? No one under 17 admitted Is the killer one of them? Is it something supernatural? Do they all have something in common? Then they discover what it is The group settles in for the night This rainstorm is like none you've ever seen: It's so violent that all phones are dead, cell phones included We can only wait helplessly, knowing that every few minutes another grisly death will occur One and a half stars out of four Director James Mangold follows a cast of 11 characters all trapped, improbably, in a deserted motel in the middle of Nevada, hostage to a harsh rainstorm PG-13 ââ‚¬â€? Special parental guidance strongly suggested for children under 13 Maybe it's because after a lot of tension, a lot of seat-grabbing, a lot of nail-biting, just when you're expecting some kind of payoff, the movie does something far worse than frightening you out of your seat ââ‚¬â€?ââ‚¬â€?ââ‚¬â€? Motion Picture Association of America rating definitions: G ââ‚¬â€? General audiences It's dark, and it's wet Some material may not be suitable for children "Huh?" you'll think, as the credits begin to roll All ages admitted Then there's Rhodes (Liotta), a police officer transporting a dangerous prisoner; a couple with a young son, the wife badly injured in a road accident; a troubled pair of newlyweds straight from Las Vegas; a prostitute (Peet); and the nervous, high-strung motel night manager (John Hawkes) And then the murders begin Well, sort of Mangold ("Girl, Interrupted") knows how to keep the suspense going, and a nice touch is the hotel room keys that accompany each body, marking the score I walked out of "Identity" not really confident that I knew what had happened, if anything "Run that by me again?" The beginning is tantalizing enough R ââ‚¬â€? Restricted Ten, nine, eight " Despite a few really scary moments and the presence of John Cusack, Ray Liotta and Amanda Peet, "Identity" frustrates Michael Cooney's script has a few moments of levity ââ‚¬â€? mostly from Larry, the hapless, hopeless night manager We meet Ed (Cusack), a thoughtful former cop who now chauffeurs a limo, and his passenger, a fading TV actress (Rebecca DeMornay) After you see "Identity," it's not the shower you'll dread, but you may never want to do your laundry again There's a twist, kind of midway through ââ‚¬â€? and then another one, and then maybe even more