Movie Review: "The Number 23"
Issue date: 3/23/07 Section: The Edge
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"The Number 23" has gotten terrible reviews across the globe. If you go to www.rottentomatoes.com to get a run-of-the-mill review of the film, you'll see a rating of 3.5 stars out of 10.
So why did I give it an "A"? "There goes stupid Sara, pretending to know something about movies again." Well I don't care; someone's got to give this film the credit it deserves.
If you go to see the film and hate it, I guess you weren't the obsessive, introspective reader I was hoping for.
John Forbes Nash, the Nobel Prize-winning economist who was the subject of the film "A Beautiful Mind," was obsessed with the number 23. His mental breakdown began when he claimed that a photograph of Pope John XXIII on the cover of Life magazine was in fact him, the proof being that 23 was his favorite number.
Nash published 23 scientific articles. The terrorist attacks on America on September 11, 2001 have been held up as one of the most terrifying examples of the power of 23: the figures in the date (9+11+2+0+0+1) add up to 23.
So what? You can do this with any number. But that's not the point, really.
Jim Carrey stars in this thriller as a dogcatcher who begins reading a book called "The Number 23." Finding himself devouring the book, he starts to think it's actually about his life (turns out ... it is). The story parallels his life in unexplainable ways, and he begins to see the number 23 everywhere.
The idea is that the number 23 rules everything, and that isn't just part of this fictional story: There's a real-life religion based on this number.
Carrey proves to be a fantastic serious actor - reminescent of Jack Nicholson in "The Shining." The main difference here is that Carrey is hot and creepy, not just creepy. The novel's main character, Detective Fingerling (Carrey's alter-ego), is even hotter. Images are stunning in this fantasy life he has: sexy suicide blondes, a rotating psychiatrist office and a white bedroom covered in the number 23.
So why did I give it an "A"? "There goes stupid Sara, pretending to know something about movies again." Well I don't care; someone's got to give this film the credit it deserves.
If you go to see the film and hate it, I guess you weren't the obsessive, introspective reader I was hoping for.
John Forbes Nash, the Nobel Prize-winning economist who was the subject of the film "A Beautiful Mind," was obsessed with the number 23. His mental breakdown began when he claimed that a photograph of Pope John XXIII on the cover of Life magazine was in fact him, the proof being that 23 was his favorite number.
Nash published 23 scientific articles. The terrorist attacks on America on September 11, 2001 have been held up as one of the most terrifying examples of the power of 23: the figures in the date (9+11+2+0+0+1) add up to 23.
So what? You can do this with any number. But that's not the point, really.
Jim Carrey stars in this thriller as a dogcatcher who begins reading a book called "The Number 23." Finding himself devouring the book, he starts to think it's actually about his life (turns out ... it is). The story parallels his life in unexplainable ways, and he begins to see the number 23 everywhere.
The idea is that the number 23 rules everything, and that isn't just part of this fictional story: There's a real-life religion based on this number.
Carrey proves to be a fantastic serious actor - reminescent of Jack Nicholson in "The Shining." The main difference here is that Carrey is hot and creepy, not just creepy. The novel's main character, Detective Fingerling (Carrey's alter-ego), is even hotter. Images are stunning in this fantasy life he has: sexy suicide blondes, a rotating psychiatrist office and a white bedroom covered in the number 23.
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boooooohooooo
posted 3/23/07 @ 2:47 PM CST
This is the best movie ever i dont care wut anybody says!!!!
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