Jim carrey, virginia madsen and joel schumacher interviewed. Jim carrey puts aside his comedy persona to portray haunted, desperate walter in an immersive psychological thriller guided by joel. Jim carrey has made some curious choices through his career, and the. The joel schumacher film starring jim carrey hits theaters at the end of the month. Jim carrey has been sharp in a number of noncomedic roles, but this lurid, overheated, and selfserious potboiler is not one of them. 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. Of course jim comes out for the interview rocking it out with his sexy long hair, we fans know jim carrey loves a bit of rock music. The number 23 in joel schumachers psychological thriller the number 23, jim carrey takes on another dramatic role. Carrey s range made him seem like the perfect choice to play the offcenter dual roles of walter sparrow and detective fingerling, but they could only hope. In the film, carrey plays a man who becomes obsessed with the number 23, after finding a book about a man with the same obsession. Some silly over the top sex scenes and a story line that you cant, or cant be bothered to follow.
Oscar and golden globenominee virginia madsen sideways, the astronaut farmer costars as. The psychological thriller the number 23 stars jim carrey as a man whose life. The twotime golden globewinner rose to fame as a cast member of the fox sketch comedy in living color 1990 but leading roles in ace ventura. Jim carreys new psychlogical thriller the number 23 has sparked a slew of conspiracy theories connected to the figure and the film s marketing bosses are using them to promote the project.
Jim carrey was the perfect choice to play a dog catcher in quirky new comedy the number 23, because in real life hes obsessed by the number. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Carreys range made him seem like the perfect choice to play the offcenter dual roles of walter sparrow and detective fingerling, but they could only hope. Feb 24, 2007 in between is a tale in the pulp pynchon or beverly hills borges manner, about a dogcatcher jim carrey becoming obsessed with a privately printed novel called number 23 that his wife the. At the point in the film where jim careys character begins to obsess about the number 23 appearing everywhere, i suddenly decided to look at the clock on my bedroom wall and it was exactly 11. May 03, 2007 jim carreys obsession with the number 23 was even more realized by the film the number 23. Tattoocovered jim carrey cast against type franck tabouring years ago in 23 words. Casting the number 23 for the lead role in the number 23, schumacher and the producers turned to an actor he had worked with on batman forever in 1994 international superstar jim carrey. He gets more and more into it, as this book tells the reader how the number 23 is in every single thing in the world.
While most times a star gets on board due to a director or a script, the reason jim got involved was pretty. The number 23 is an accidental comedy starring a deadly serious jim carrey that owes something to david fincher, a little something else to robert anton wilson and next to nothing, at least. Jim carrey in the number 23, directed by joel schumacher. Jim carrey stars as a man who becomes obsessed with the 23 enigma once he reads about it in a strange book that seemingly mirrors his own life.
In jeepers creepers, the creeper appears every 23 years for 23 days to feast on human flesh. Jim carreys obsession with the number 23 was even more realized by the film the number 23. In between is a tale in the pulp pynchon or beverly hills borges manner, about a dogcatcher jim carrey becoming obsessed with a privately. Walter became obsessed with the number years ago when he saw it scribbled on paper after he witnessed his father kill himself. Jim carrey has been sharp in a number of noncomedic roles, but this lurid, overheated.
In its downbeat tone and paranoid timbre, the film recalls several of the. Walter jim carrey wrote the book and hes the one who killed laura tollins. Carrey s character is similar to his roles in the truman show and eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. The number 23 dvd, 2007, unrated theatrical versions for. Upon acquiring a mysterious book in which the number 23 seems to take on powerful cosmic significance, a oncesane man gradually becomes obsessed with the idea that the frequently recurring number may in fact hold a deadly secret in this intense mysterythriller starring jim carrey and virginia.
Oscar and golden globenominee virginia madsen sideways, the astronaut farmer costars as the wife who bought him the book that causes his paranoia. In production notes sent out ahead of the film s release on 23 february 07, marketing masterminds have come up with 23 reasons why the number 23 is a special figure. Carrey reunited with joel schumacher, director of batman forever, for the number 23 2007, a psychological thriller costarring virginia madsen and danny huston. The number 23 is a thriller that serves as an example of inept filmmaking characterized by the complete absence of logic and suspense. He is a man with alot of faces, and boy do you see it in this movie.
The number 23 is clumsy, unengaging, and mostly confusing. The plot involves an obsession with the 23 enigma, an esoteric belief that all incidents and events are directly connected to the number 23, some permutation of the number 23, or a number related to 23. Virginia madsen, walter sparrow, jc 23, joel schumacher. The number 23 is both the title of the film and the book within the film, and the number 23 is intertwined in the plot of the novel and, therefore, the mans real life. Nothings as it seems when a charismatic conman and an aspiring film crew delve into the lives of. The number 23 is used a lot throughout the visuals and music by the band gorillaz, who have even devoted a whole page of their autobiography rise of the ogre to the 23 enigma theory.
Jim carrey s wife virginia madsen, not at her best gives him a red book called the number 23 for his birthday. The film portrays his obsession with the number 23 and his gradual discovery of the truth from his contemporary perspective. Jim carrey in the number 23 2007, directed by joel schumacher. The number 23 by joel schumacher joel schumacher, jim. Jim carrey s obsession with the number 23 was even more realized by the film the number 23. A mans jim carrey discovery of an obscure book about the number 23 leads him on a descent into darkness. The star score represents points assigned to each of the leading stars of the top 100 movies based on box office in the current year and two preceding years. The film features jim carrey, virginia madsen, danny huston, and logan lerman.
It has jim carrey playing two roles in two different realitys. You have to watch this movie 23 times to really get it. Jim carry really shows us what kind of actor he is. Only he can use the key to find the truth, of which he is unaware, a truth that can drive him insane once again.
Walter sparrow jim carrey is leading a seemingly normal life with a seemingly. Jim carreys wife virginia madsen, not at her best gives him a red book called the number 23 for his birthday. The film was released in the united states on february 23, 2007. As he becomes more obsessed with its contents, he becomes more convinced that it is, in. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
But as a cohesive piece of entertainment, the number 23 is largely a failure. He killed her because of his obsession with the number 23 after he found out she was cheating on him with the professor kyle. Jim carrey was promoting the film the number 23 on late night with conan obrien back in february 2007. The answer may shock you in a quest to cure movie discourse boredom, one columnist ventures wildly into the fray with jim carrey. Mar 04, 2017 23 is everywhere letterman interview 2007 or something idk tbh lmao. Carreys number 23 sparks new conspiracy theory craze.
In the movie walter sparrow jim carrey finds a book that seems to be. Joel schumacher cant make decent films anymore, the last good film he did was 8mm. Jim carrey in this dark psychological thriller, which revolves around a man who. This graph shows jim carreys score on our annual analysis of leading stars at the box office. Opening this friday is the new jim carrey psychological thriller called the number 23. The number 23 is a 2007 american thriller film written by fernley phillips and directed by joel schumacher. The number 23 2007 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The number 23 is an amazing movie, with one hell of a plot twist. There has been a great deal of critical scorn directed at the number 23, which almost made me rethink my decision to see it, despite finding the concept very enticing, being impressed by the promotional materials, and generally liking joel schumacher as a director yes, batman and robin was awful, but hes directing some very good films like the client, phone booth and the lost boys and.
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