The Number 23 (2007)
Walter Sparrow is an animal control officer that becomes obsessed with a mysterious book that seems to be based on his own life. As soon as he opens the book, he notices strange parallels between what he reads and what he's experienced. But now he's worried that a fictional murder might materialize.
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A Disappointing Continuation
what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.
A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.
True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.
The movie was phenomenal!! It makes you think deep about the meaning and context about the number "23". The movie talks about how the number is the devil's "666" number in disguise and is associated with almost every tragedy that occurred in the world. Jim Carrey does a stellar job and would highly recommend the everyone 10/10
The trouble with many actors that do only a particular type of film, is that once they go outside of their box, it's just too weird. This is true to Jim Carrey. We've become so accustomed to his comedy flicks that this throws us off guard. I kept waiting for him to crack jokes, but they never came. This is a true drama/thriller that keeps you guessing until the end.Carrey plays a man who starts reading a book that more and more sound like it was written just for him. Then strange occurrences of the number 23 keep popping up and the story gets weirder and weirder. But trust me, stick with it--the twist is a jaw dropper. I thought overall it was a great movie.
Walter Sparrow (Jim Carrey) works animal control. Walter gets bite by a dog and late to meet his wife Agatha (Virginia Madsen). She walks into a book store and they find a book "The Number 23". He is captivated by the book about Detective Fingerling (Jim Carrey). He is soon obsessed with the number 23, the book and the author Topsy Kretts. He finds connections to his own life and the number drives him slowly into madness.Director Joel Schumacher may be trying to create a world of madness. All he actually achieves is an infuriating mess of a story. The movie is pretty lifeless. It's like trying to talk to somebody who keeps talking about the number 23. It's very repetitive and goes nowhere. I don't blame Carrey or any of the actors. The other world following the book and Fingerling is rather boring and distracts from the movie. This is simply madness.
As an initial viewer back when The Number 23 was shown in theaters, there was a lot of anticipation that was only let down afterwards. Now after seven years, I thought I'd give The Number 23 another try since the plot escaped my head and the twist was forgotten. Unfortunately, there was no change in my feelings for this film, which is utter disappointment. There was so much potential for this film with its cool plot idea and solid cast. The plot line of everything in your life (birth date, address, social security, driver's id, etc. ) all adding up to the number 23 is an interesting concept. However, a non-interesting side story between pseudo-characters in a book with all around hideous acting and writing really shot down any possibilities this film had. The film did have the properties to make a great horror thrill but instead I found myself laughing at the ridiculousness of The Number 23.