Twisted as frick

Rating: 9/10 (5 March 2020)

Jim Carrey is best known for his comedy work, and when he does something else, he's good at it too. (With the exception of The Majestic) A notable example is The Number 23.
Walter Sparrow (Carrey) is just an Average Joe animal catcher whose wife was kidnapped by Paul Bettany and son controls Gerard Butler. Then the wife find a book called The Number 23 by someone named "Topsy Kretts". Say it a few times and you'll get it. As Sparrow views the book, he finds eerie similarities between the life of the character, Fingerling, and Walter's own life. The book also talks about how the protagonist becomes obsessed with the number 23, since it pops up so frequently (2012- 20+1+2=23; Walter's birthday: Feb. 2nd- 2/3). Because of this, and the fact he starts seeing 23 pop up so frequently, obsession starts taking over. And as his life spirals out of control, he finds out a disturbing secret about the author...
23's mystery was very intriguing. I really wanted to know who wrote the book. And the whole thing about 23 actually makes sense! I almost got obsessed myself. That's a first.