- Release Date: 2007
- Runtime: 98 min
- Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Starring: Jim Carrey, Virginia Madsen, Logan Lerman, Danny Huston ... see all
- Director: Joel Schumacher
- Plot: Walter Sparrow becomes obsessed with a novel that he believes was written about him. As his obsession increases, more and more similarities seem to arise.
User Reviews
lacking
Jan 20, 2009
katherinematos2 - yahoo.com
Jan 20, 2009katherinematos2 - yahoo.com
the story was awful. i thought the ending was going to be like amazing but it was just stupid. the act was okay. it failed.... Full review
Very Dumb
Jan 09, 2009
bigshialabeouffan - yahoo.com
Jan 09, 2009bigshialabeouffan - yahoo.com
This movie is very dumb and I can't believe people are saying great things about it. The story is very dumb to begin with and it's boring. The acting is decent and Jim Carrey is great, as always. The direction is... Full review
Jim Carrey CAN be serious.
Oct 05, 2008
jpsamuel06 - yahoo.com
Oct 05, 2008jpsamuel06 - yahoo.com
Jim Carrey has always been one of my favorite comedians, and I was very skeptic when this came out. First time through, I was confused, yet hooked. The story is thrown all over the place, and you really have to pay... Full review
Puked
Jul 13, 2008
rchizmar - yahoo.com
Jul 13, 2008rchizmar - yahoo.com
i puked and ate popcorn which made me puke again. jim carey was bad. i already stated the obvious. he is bad. what a sellout. puke and blood.... Full review
It was good to watch
Jul 12, 2008
kirmen17 - yahoo.com
Jul 12, 2008kirmen17 - yahoo.com
I liked it...I liked Jim Carrey.. it was a twisted end I would never imagined.. very dark and unexpected...The story the issue with the 23..i was kind of involved as my son was borned on October 23.. the day JC and... Full review
It's Pretty Sweet
Jun 25, 2008
gorillab_99 - yahoo.com
Jun 25, 2008gorillab_99 - yahoo.com
It's kind of weird seeing Jim Carrey play a serious role, but he does a good job with it. The plot line is good and it has a lot of tension. Overall... I'd go see it again.... Full review
Nothing Special
Jun 02, 2008
ltclat - yahoo.com
Jun 02, 2008ltclat - yahoo.com
they tried to be creative, but ended up with something really stupid. the storyline sux and doesnt make sense at all. simply pointless! mostly boring! somewhat exciting in the end. dont expect anything special and cool.... Full review
OMG
Apr 30, 2008
anabanana_212 - yahoo.com
Apr 30, 2008anabanana_212 - yahoo.com
okay, so i went into this movie having heard it was not that good, and i didnt think jim carrey would be at all good at a non-comedy role, but i am in SHOCK after seeing this movie. It is brilliantly... Full review
Boring, Stupid And A Bad Ending.
Feb 18, 2008
zachsuarez1994 - yahoo.com
Feb 18, 2008zachsuarez1994 - yahoo.com
The Number 23 Was A Horrible Movie, The Acting, Direction And Visuals Were The Worst Ever. Don't Waste Your Time On A Boring Movie. If You Are Expecting Cheap Or Decent Scares, Gore And Disturbing Violence, Then You Were Wrong. Nothing... Full review
Well acted, well written
Feb 17, 2008
kgray81 - yahoo.com
Feb 17, 2008kgray81 - yahoo.com
I was iffy going into this movie. I was worried that Jim Carrey would make a one-liner and knock the track of the movie out of line. But he didn't. It was written very well, it had me guessing until almost... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Sep 04, 2008Urban Cinefile
Picking up enthusiasm for making the film as obsessive as his character, Schumacher starts to take us into William's fevered, floundering mind - his imaginings and his dreams.
There's a dog called Ned that guards the dead, a murdered student, a suicide blonde, a voluptuous sexpot who is turned on by violence and the obsessive fear of the relevance of the number 23.
... Full Review
| Apr 19, 2008Combustible Celluloid
Even so, The Number 23 gets a bit farther with math theory than cuddly movies like Good Will Hunting, A Beautiful Mind or Proof that celebrated mathematicians without getting their hands dirty on actual digits.
But as the movie gets closer to unveiling its big secrets, it becomes more grounded, more plot-heavy and less interesting.
... Full Review
| Mar 11, 2008associatedcontent.com
the movie doesn't disappoint.....Even though Jim Carrey is great in comedy roles (Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Liar Liar) some of his best characters are ones that are criminally insane..... ... Full Review
| Feb 29, 2008associatedcontent.com
Ten Good Actors and Their Worst Performances....Still, because Clooney has proven himself in much better films afterwards....In addition to being in bad movies, often these actors will give pretty bad performances themselves.....There are even some good actors who deliver such bad performances....gave the worst performances of their careers in some of their worst films..... ... Full Review
| Jan 21, 2008associatedcontent.com
The Most Razzie Worthy Films of 2008....Unfortunately, Carrey and legendary bad director Joel Schumacher had to fill in the other 90 minutes.....Tomorrow, we will find out what the Oscar elite consider to be the best films of 2007.....The Number 23" has a special place for the Razzies because of how far Carrey has fallen....how far Carrey and Schumacher can stretch this out, makes "The Number 23" a Razzies worthy example of a "so bad its good" film..... ... Full Review
News
New on DVD: Week of July 7
moviefone.com –
2009-07-07
What It's About: Nicolas Cage is an astrophysicist who discovers that a scroll of numbers buried in a time capsule underneath his son's school could hold the key to impending apocalypse. ... Full Article
You can bring home a Jim Carrey thriller in 1080p this October. The Number 23 will be released in Blu-ray on October 6. The new Blu-ray will be priced at $28.96 SRP and you can take a look at the... ... Full Article
The Number 23 Movie Review
associatedcontent.com –
2009-05-01
In the film The Number 23, these questions are asked and somewhat answered in a thrilling, mind-bending journey of one man to find his place in life. ... Full Article
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