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The Number 23 (2007)
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Reviews Counted:184
Fresh:15
Rotten:169
Average Rating:3.5/10
Consensus: Jim Carrey has been sharp in a number of non-comedic roles, but this lurid, overheated, and self-serious potboiler is not one of them. The Number 23 is clumsy, unengaging, and mostly confusing.
Rated: R [See Full Rating]
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Genre: Mystery, Occult, Thriller, Murder, Theatrical Release, Fantasy Worlds
Theatrical Release:Feb 23, 2007 Wide
Box Office: $35,063,732
Synopsis: In Joel Schumacher's psychological thriller THE NUMBER 23, Jim Carrey takes on another dramatic role. Carrey's character is similar to his roles in THE TRUMAN SHOW and ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE... [More]
Starring: Jim Carrey, Virginia Madsen, Logan Lerman, Danny Huston
Director: Joel Schumacher
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Reviews for The Number 23
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Nothing to decipher here Full Review |
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2/4 |
There is something to this 23 stuff, and a film about apophenia (obsession with random connections) would be fascinating. But no. Full Review |
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3/10 |
Jim Carrey tries his best, but the film never gets psychologically creepy, never makes the viewer question what is fiction, what is reality, and most importantly what the number 23 is all about. Full Review |
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A convoluted and rather dull affair. Full Review |
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2/10 |
So much cascading hatred for the audience runs through the flickering images of this film! Full Review |
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... the film astoundingly reaches new levels of unintentional self-parody with every turn. Full Review |
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D |
THE NUMBER 23 starts off promisingly but quickly devolves into an uneven mess. Full Review |
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For all its gimmicky numerology, The Number 23 just doesn't add up. Full Review |
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5/10 |
What could have been an intriguing psychological drama turns into a mediocre crime thriller. Full Review |
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2.5/5 |
The Number 23 is Schumacher's first stab at a scary movie, the end result just doesn't quite add up. Full Review |
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2.5/5 |
This thriller's biggest mistake is its belief that it's as clever and original as it is visually stylish. Full Review |
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Joel Schumacher does a chaotic job of turning this thriller into indigestible jelly %u2013 it wobbles formless for a while, finally settling into the shape of a duck Full Review |
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2/5 |
full review in Greek Full Review |
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1/5 |
Sem conseguir convencer o espectador do básico (a onipresença do número 23), o roteiro chega a apelar para absurdos para tentar provar sua lógica tortuosa. Full Review |
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 2.75/5 |
Good God, I actually liked this screwball of a mystery thriller. Full Review |
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4/10 |
...tombe dans pratiquement tous les pièges dans lesquels le genre se complait mollement depuis déjà plusieurs années Full Review |
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2/4 |
While it's often fun watching Jim Carrey handle more serious material the same cannot always be said of director Joel Schumacher. Full Review |
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There's nothing to fear. Full Review |
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Pretty much every important date in history...can be teased to fit the pattern. What can't be hammered out of this fixation, apparently, is a coherent movie. Full Review |
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0.5/5 |
Schumacher is as much to blame for this mess as Carrey is. Over and over again, he mistakes looming shadows and manic outbursts for tension, and his ponderous, ham-fisted directorial style creates more questions than it answers. Full Review |
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