The Number 23 (Unrated Infinifilm Edition)
by Joel Schumacher
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Actor: Danny Huston, Jim Carrey, Logan Lerman, Lynn Collins, Virginia MadsenDirector: Joel Schumacher
Brand: Warner Brothers
Producer: Beau Flynn
Producer: Brooklyn Weaver
Producer: Eli Richbourg
Producer: Fernley Phillips
Writer: Fernley Phillips
Producer: Keith Goldberg
Producer: Linda Fields
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 98 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-07-24
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: New Line Home Video
Product features:
- In Joel Schumacher s psychological thriller THE NUMBER 23, Jim Carrey takes on another dramatic role. Carrey s character is similar to his roles in THE TRUMAN SHOW and ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND: he portrays an average man thrust into quite extraordinary situations after a series of strange events cause him to question everything he s ever taken for granted. On his birthday, Walter Spar
Movie Reviews of The Number 23 (Unrated Infinifilm Edition)
Movie Review: Doesn't Quite Cut It... Literally
Summary: 3 Stars
A serial killer can't easily become a preschool teacher. The same can be said for an actor with a successful history in comedy, who tries to bust through that shirt and sign up for a serious role in a movie.
In other words, Jim Carry is a cool guy, but whoever decided that he should flip the lid and take on a very serious and dark role was, frankly, a stupid one. Even looking at the movie cover is ridiculous- you see the funnyman himself with numbers carved into his skin, and it looks funny. Not scary. Wrong effect for a scary movie, unless the expectations have changed.
Really, I believe this movie would have done better with a different actor in the lead role as the 23-obsessed murderer, Walter Sparrow. It's an interesting idea- dealing with the 23 enigma- and with some twinges with the plot and dialogue, it would have come over much better. But don't get me wrong- considering this is his first dramatic role, Carry did alright, I guess. It was just the fact he was so ill-fit for the movie!
And even though I didn't really like this movie for some of the ridiculous plot twists, harsh language, and dark, almost disturbing scenes, I liked it enough to make a review. I did admire some of the computer effects, like when they used it to tell the story of Fingerling, who is the main character in the book, The Number 23, in which Walter Sparrow (Carry) finds odd similarities with. I also love the Suicide Blond scene- it struck me as incredibly unique and beautiful, and the high point of the movie for me.
However, the movie was confusing, ridiculous at some points, and downright disturbing. But I'll tell you what, the day after I watched this movie, I was startled by the freakiest things.
I was riding to school, and I passed by a city bus, with 23 on the flashing numbers on its face. I thought that was pretty cool, and when I was walking into school, I even passed by a school bus- bus 23. But that was all I experienced... even then, it was weird, because I realized that the main idea of the film- what if- was the most exciting thing about it. See, those numbers would have meant nothing if I hadn't watched this the night before. So was it a coincidence, or not?
Ha- see, THAT'S why I thought this movie deserved a review, because it leaves the viewer slightly disturbed, no matter how much they love to deny it.
Summary of The Number 23 (Unrated Infinifilm Edition)
A man becomes obsessed with a book entitled \""The number 23\"" as he sees similarities between the events described in it and his life.No Track Information Available
Media Type: DVD
Artist: CAREY,JIM
Title: NUMBER 23
Street Release Date: 07/24/2007
Genre: HORROR
Jim Carrey as a schizophrenic murderer isn't convincing, in this melodramatic film about a man obsessed by the Number 23. Joel Schumacher (Batman Forever, St. Elmo's Fire) has unintentionally managed to make a comedy of horrors that really is quite humorous in parts. Walter Sparrow (Carrey) becomes engrossed in a homespun novel about Detective Fingerling, whose life degrades into mayhem because of his obsession with 23's esoteric numerical puzzles. Sparrow's preoccupation with the book follows his botched attempt to catch a nasty dog that bites him, leading one to believe that Sparrow's contraction of rabies might be the cause for his mental degradation. As the story progresses, Sparrow retreats further into Fingerling's world, rife with suicidal sexpots and hardboiled detective sleuthing. His wife, Agatha (Virginia Madsen), also plays Fingerling's girlfriend, sex-crazed Fabrizia, who taunts Fingerling until he stabs her. Back in reality, Walter aims to solve the unresolved crimes in the book, taking it as a murderer's diary rather than as an imagined work. The story is half-baked, though Carrey's portrayal of a mentally disturbed person is what makes The Number 23 comedic. Long, contemplative stares, and over-dramatized acting renders Sparrow a clich?d character, rather than one odd enough to engage viewers. For a better version of almost the exact plot but with a terrorist's twist, see Thr3e instead. --Trinie Dalton
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