A quick Review with no spoilers!

Rating: 8/10 (23 February 2007)

As usual, I dragged my recently hyper ass to the movie theater on Thursday nights to check and 'see' if the movies that premiere on Friday were up to par and satisfactory in the eyes of the customer. As usual around 19 people showed up which is quite the norm, and we watched the new Jim Carrey movie,' The Number 23'. At first i was a little skeptical about this movie, because if there are no monkeys drinking beer or picking Ace Ventura's butt, then it must not be a good Carrey movie, but was I wrong! If your reading this you HAVE TO see his new movie! It rivals and surpasses any recent horror/ thriller movie I have seen in years. Not only is the acting superb, the plot, the character placement, and the story line behind the film play in so well. If you haven't heard, the movie is about a little red book titled, 'The Number 23', and looks like an amateur piece of fiction that Sparrows' (Jim Carreys) wife buys for him to read. The mystery of this number comes in a little strong at first, but captivates you in a weird, un-like Jim Carrey, way. This role shows just how talented Jim is, and how well he can deviate from his stereotypical role as a comedian. There are tons of scenes that cut back and forth, relentlessly drilling into your head that this number is not just a coincidence, but it is alive. The story about the odd number reveals itself in every possible way imaginable. When and IF you watch this movie, and you should, pay close attention to ALL minor details. The more you watch, the more likely it is that you will find the film fascinating. Almost all background scenes can be put together to form the number 23. The movie is short, but it is well directed in such a way that you are never far from the edge of your seat, and sometimes you lean so close to the screen, you catch yourself from falling off from not only the seat, but from Sparrows' mind as well. The number controls his life and at the end of the movie, all you can think about is if the number is actually true. The reason this movie is so great, because it continues to entertain hours after its over. Before leaving the theater, every birth date, word, number of people, chairs, hats, glasses, body parts, etc, were analyzed to see a possible trend. Things to remember, include, what is this movie's release date? Be sure to check all background settings from windows, to people, to letters and paintings. Take a look at sentences, sentence structures and recognize awkward letters. These will come into play in the movie and make the experience, so much better. Some creepy things my friends and I discovered where....The time we left the theater, was 2:23am (all this no is BS). There are 13 seats in the middle row of the theater and 5 on each outer row, and that equals 23. Olvers birthday is, April 2nd, 1984. 2+4+8+9 X 1=23. Gas was 2.23 when we left. There are 23 doors in the movie theater hallways, 10 theater doors and 13 office doors, closets, exits, etc. Now I know this is all in good fun, and is extremely corny, but it makes the movie that much more enjoyable. This movie is a definite instant hit in my books. Jim Carrey proves himself as not only a tremendous actor with grandiose skills, but a versatile character, ready to make us cry with laughter, or castigate our inner fears.