Rooted in nutty numerology and Jim Carrey's desire to prove he's capable of more than pulling rubbery faces and contorting his lanky frame into comical configurations, Joel Schumacher's trippy psychological thriller, from Fernley Phillips' original screenplay, squanders a promising premise and a lot of cool special effects on a story that gets more ridiculous and less involving with each passing minute.
Middle-aged dogcatcher Walter Paul Sparrow (Carrey) is an ordinary guy living a blissfully unexceptional life until a rogue number comes along and blows everything to hell. The number is, of course, 23, and it worms its way into Walter's brain via a privat...
Released:
2007
Rated:
R
Length:
95 mins