The Number 23 (2007)

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Written by Fernley Phillips

Directed by Joel Schumacher

Running Time: 98 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 2007

Rating: 15 Certificate

Production Country: USA

Filmed in Colour

When affable everyman Walter Sparrow (Jim Carrey) is given a second-hand detective novel - The Number 23 - for his birthday, he soon becomes obsessed with the parallels he sees between his life and that of the book's protagonist. When the fictional Fingerling commits a horrific murder, Walter is terrified that he is fated to do the same. Can wife Agatha (Virginia Madsen) drag him back to reality? And is the recurrence of the number 23 in all aspects of his life really just a bizarre coincidence?

Released in 2006, this fast-paced psychological thriller, directed by Joel Schumacher, had a mixed reception from the critics. Despite plenty of visual tricks, numerological nonsense and a schizophrenic performance from Carrey, the plot is a bit routine and doesn't always work.

Cast

Image for Jim CarreyJim CarreyWalter Sparrow
Image for Virginia MadsenVirginia MadsenAgatha Sparrow
Logan LermanRobin Sparrow
Image for Danny HustonDanny HustonIsaac French
Lynn CollinsSuicide Blonde
Image for Rhona MitraRhona MitraLaura Tollins
Michelle ArthurSybil
Image for Mark PellegrinoMark PellegrinoKyle Finch
Paul ButcherYoung Fingerling
David StifelHotel Clerk
Corey StollSgt. Burns
Ed LauterFather Sebastian
Troy KotsurBarnaby
Walter Soo HooChinese Restaurant Owner
Patricia BelcherDr. Alice Mortimer

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