Another cartoonish bomb from Schumacher

Rating: 4/10 (16 September 2007)

A man stumbles upon a novel and finds uncanny similarities between the main character and himself. Like that character, he soon finds himself obsessed with the number 23 and finding it in every aspect of his life. Yet another giant misfire for Joel Schumacher. I think the general premise is neat, but instead of making an interesting filmed around it, it feels like Schumacher was intent on making M Night Shyamalan's The Number 23. I'd like to know how Jim Carrey kept a straight face while spewing some of this ridiculous dialogue. Topsy Kretts? Good lord! Virginia Madsen is the best thing this had going for it, and she gets to do a dual role, which is fun. Unfortunately, one half of those roles is the "supportive wife," which she seems to be getting typecast as in her post-Oscar nomination career.