The Number 23
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- Synopsis
- The psychological thriller 'The Number 23' stars Jim Carrey as a man whose life unravels after he comes into contact with an obscure book titled The Number 23. As he reads the book, he becomes increasingly convinced that it is based on his own life....
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- Starring
- Jim Carrey, Virginia Madsen, Danny Huston, Mark Pellegrino
- Director(s)
- Joel Schumacher
- Distributor(s)
- New Line
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 95 min.
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San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalleAdd Critic to Favorites
The movie looks terrific, and though it always keeps moving, it never feels headlong or rushed. This is a very good movie that could have been better still: Alas, the denouement is just a little off.Read the full review
Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites
The film's assaultive shock editing holds you, and so does its mystery, which is like "The Da Vinci Code" with insanity and violence in place of highbrow signifiers.Read the full review
ReelViews | James BerardinelliAdd Critic to Favorites
The movie's premise, while not brilliant, is solid and could have been used to develop an edge-of-the-seat thriller with a genuine surprise or two. As it exists, however, The Number 23 feels perfunctory and is developed in such a way that few people are likely to leave the theater satisfied.Read the full review
