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Title: The Number 23 (2007)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Jim Carrey | ... | Walter Sparrow / Fingerling | |
| Virginia Madsen | ... | Agatha Sparrow / Fabrizia | |
| Logan Lerman | ... | Robin Sparrow | |
| Danny Huston | ... | Isaac French / Dr. Miles Phoenix | |
| Lynn Collins | ... | Suicide Blonde / Mrs. Dobkins / Young Fingerling's Mother | |
| Rhona Mitra | ... | Laura Tollins | |
| Michelle Arthur | ... | Sybil | |
| Mark Pellegrino | ... | Kyle Flinch | |
| Paul Butcher | ... | Young Fingerling / Young Walter | |
| David Stifel | ... | Hotel Clerk | |
| Corey Stoll | ... | Sergeant Burns | |
| Ed Lauter | ... | Father Sebastian | |
| Troy Kotsur | ... | Barnaby | |
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Walter Soo Hoo | ... | Chinese Restaurant Owner |
| Patricia Belcher | ... | Dr. Alice Mortimer | |
On his birthday, Walter Sparrow, an amiable dog-catcher, takes a call that leaves him dog bit and late to pick up his wife. She's browsed in a bookstore, finding a blood-red-covered novel, a murder mystery with numerology that loops constantly around the number 23. The story captivates Walter: he dreams it, he notices aspects of his life that can be rendered by "23," he searches for the author, he stays in the hotel (in room 23) where events in the novel took place, and he begins to believe it was no novel. His wife and son try to help him, sometimes in sympathy, sometimes to protect him. Slowly, with danger to himself and to his family, he closes in on the truth. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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After reading many of the reviews on here I had doubts about this movie. As I watched and the end was clearly in sight I was worried because many reviews on here said the ending was the worst part. However, in my surprised amazement it worked quite well. I liked how the movie doesn't seem to have a single plot as the movie rolls on, but I thought this is what made it great, keeping you guessing all the time.
Another great thing was the characters had very well defined personae. Each approaching the story with different views and not always doing the predictable thing.
What makes this movie even greater is the fact that it had such poor reviews because when you go to see a movie with high expectations and it doesn't live up to them it will always render a poor personal rating of the movie, but when the movie is given bad reviews or is overlooked and turns out well it seems much better.
Though the movie was quite good, it will probably have little affect on Jim Carrey's career simply because it is not his typical role and it is unlikely he will land another role like this one in a movie that is just as good.