Sure Jim Carrey does well, but what about the movie?

Rating: 6/10 (31 March 2007)

Well well, Jim Carrey in another serious role. But did he do as good as Eternal Sunshine of A Spotless Mind?
Jim Carrey as usual played the role greatly, although some may not have seen him fit into the character because of some of his comedies, he did a great job.
But whether a movie has a great actor or not, does the story and how the director goes about it impress you?
Obviously the movie was about how Walter Sparrow (Carrey) becomes obsessed with a book that he claims is written off his life because of the very similar life the author and Sparrow have in common. One of these similarities is the reoccurring of the number 23. It is all over, counting out the numbers in his name add to 23, seeing it on the streets, being born Feb. 3 (2/3) Many of them which is a pretty interesting idea, but some are far-fetched. An example of that was: a girl was complaining about how the color PINK was her favorite color, and that pink is a certain percent red and a certain percent white, and when you divide the red by the white you get 23... which is kinda like whoa, but more so like... shut up... The movie has some cool twists, a decent ending, but overall the movie was a bit of a let down. It is a very intriguing movie, that when you get home will definitely get you looking for the number 23, i have found a few, felt pretty cool, (although i am already into that kind of stuff, looking for patterns and stuff).
Overall a legitimate movie, with great acting done by Jim Carrey, and if you feel like rethinking things a little, then go see it... But otherwise you shouldn't stress over waiting for this one to hit the shelves of Blockbuster.