Movie #3 - The Number 23

Its good to see Jim Carrey making more serious films. Although this movie became quite predictable around the halfway point, it was still a solid role for Carrey to move into the serious actor category.

I keep on telling Christine that Carrey needs to do a war movie now that he has finally played a psycho. He actually kills some people in this movie and he has some sex scenes here, something that I really didn't need to enjoy the overall movie.

Christine and I didn't gamble to view the unrated version... which would probably have some Virginia Madsen nudity... ah well. Sex scenes with Jim Carrey can stay in the vault if you ask me.

Ever since the early 90's, Carrey has been type cast of being the zany comedic actor that talks out of his ass. However, as mentioned in another blog site that I used to run, Carrey did have a serious role once early in his career. If ever this movie comes on television again (TV movie), please seek out "Doing Time on Maple Drive." Carrey plays an alcoholic brother... a side character to the gay brother lead role. Clever appearances by Doogie Howser's dad, James B. Sikking... and you got a movie that shows that Carrey is in actuality a versatile actor.

Now don't get me wrong, he's attempted this in the past with some successes (Truman Show & Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) and some failures (The Majestic)... however, its good to see that he is expanding his resume.

Either way, he gets kudos already for dating Jenny McCarthy... that alone deserves 3M's. However, this movie gets 2M's... its mediocre overall, but not because of Carrey...