The Number 23

Director: Joel Schumacher

Cast: Jim Carrey, Virginia Madsen, Danny Huston, Logan Lerman, Rhona Mitra

(New Line Cinema, 2007) Rated: R

US theatrical release date: 23 February 2007 (General release)

UK theatrical release date: 23 February 2007 (General release)

[23 February 2007]

by Cynthia Fuchs

PopMatters Film and TV Editor

Life of Terror

The movie is at least nominally aware of the silliness of its device, that the finding of 23s in every frame is a game, that the meanings are more about readers' needs than some grand plan of the universe.

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