Really not a bad movie at all

Rating: 6/10 (24 December 2007)

People love to bash Jim Carrey just like they do Will Ferrell. I prefer to judge actors by their performance in the movie at hand, not how stupid they have been in other films. It is hard to do with someone as ubiquitous and obnoxious as Jim Carrey. However, I was very pleasantly surprised by this movie in that Jim Carrey did a good job and the movie, although not one of my favorites, did have an intriguing premise and was, for the most part, entertaining and interesting. The plot was hokey, but somehow the actors did a good job of portraying mystery and even horror.
My main complaint about this movie, is that after its real denouement, it should have been over, but then it drags on for another 25-30 minutes or so. Once we learn what happened to Jim Carrey's character, the movie should have been over. What was Joel Schumacher thinking to make it drag on after that, with Carrey's character gyrating in a ridiculous manner? It made for an extremely poor, unsatisfying ending. It reminds me of the ending of Sandra Bullock's recent bomb, Premonition. The silly ending spoiled both movies. I think it is still worth watching, but don't expect a good ending.