Review of The Number 23 (2007) by Sujit O — 07 Sep 2012
One of the movies I would be interested in my high school or early college years. it comes out like a symbology thriller, and is easy enough to watch... the plot twists are expected, the suspense parts are somewhat corny and this movie's numerology is over the top even by the esoteric standards. nevertheless, it fits in the genre niche started with dan brown novels. but all the questionable quallity wears off just before the end, and this movie ends in steaming pile of crap and melodramaticism spiced up with quasy-moral.
The atmosphere is pretty gothic / noir, and it looks sexy for mallgoth kids. visual identity is ok, a bit cheap and digital. it is an interesting expirience to see jim carrey dead serious, and a song by she wants revenge is a highlight of the film. and it ends here.
By the way, don't get the wrong idea that sanitary standards in north america nowdays are on the same level as, I don't know, the 30-es.
This review of The Number 23 (2007) was written by Sujit O on 07 Sep 2012.
The Number 23 has generally received positive reviews.
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