The Number 23 (2006) 7/10

Starring : Jim Carrey, Virginia Madsen, Logan Lerman, Danny Huston, Lynn Collins, Rhona Mitra
Director : Joel Schumacher
Running Time : 103 mins

When Walter Sparrow (Carrey) is given a book by his wife Agatha (Madsen) entitled The Number 23, he discovers that the book appears to have been written about him, and that his entire world seems to be controlled by the number. As he reaches the books conclusion, cut short on Chapter 23, he finds that the author, Topsy Krett, might be a real murder, and he embarks on a mission to find the murderer and ask them what happened next…

A decent enough movie, Schumacher once again proving that the disaster of Batman And Robin was a one off fluke, this really shows that Carrey can act, and not only in comedies. He comes across quite well as the paranoid Walter, and is even quite menacing at times. The only problem I had with the film was the reason why his wife gave him the book, I couldn’t figure it out.

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