An underrated yet good thriller

Rating: 8/10 (29 July 2008)

A movie that is mind-bending and compulsively watchable,The Number 23 is a good example of a true psychological thriller.Many things in the film were either unexpected or not expected.The film focuses on Walter Sparrow(Jim Carrey) who begins reading a novel by the name of The Number 23 which focuses on a character called Detective Fingerling(also played by Jim Carrey) which Walter sees as similar to himself.Virginia Madsen and the rest of the cast were also good but in a way,Jim Carrey stole the show.In my view,Jim Carrey gives one of his best but also most interesting and different performances of his career.He proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that he can be a serious actor to be reckoned with.It is a bit of a shame that he was nominated for a Razzie Award instead of a Golden Globe or Oscar for his performance as well as getting negative reviews and being underrated.It was directed and written well.Good effort,though.