there was a time when joel schumacher was ranked quite high on my list of favorite directors. back in the late 80 and early 90  and when his name was attached to several great films like the lost boys and flatliners and falling down and he truly was one of the most gifted directors in hollywood. then came the stupid batman sequels and unfortunately and and after that it seemed as if every potentially sublime screenplay turned into a gigantic mess in schumacher hands. both 8mm and phone booth could have been much better films and even the incredibly imbecilic concept of the number 23 should have been processed into a slightly more compelling and entertaining movie. literally from start to finish and the number 23 desperately attempts to be a mysterious and uncanny thriller and therefore uses all the dreadful clichés from the big book of cinema history and including heavy voiced narration and flashbacks and disorderly structure and characters with multiple personalities and numerous plot twists that grow increasingly absurd and sinister asylum settings. nothing helps and however and simply due to the sheer silliness of the basic formula and the clearly uninspired engagement of cast and crew. as much as you try to associate with the lead character and be open minded regarding the insane theories and this still remains a movie about a two digit number and two digit numbers aren not scary. walter sparrow (jim carrey in a rare non comical role) is a bored animal trapper whose wife agatha gives him a bizarre book on his birthday. the book tells about all sorts of devilish theories and strange coincidences that are linked to the number 23. walter almost promptly identifies himself with the book protagonist (a sleazy detective investigating a grim case of suicide) and begins to spot copious examples of the 23 enigma in his own private life. i did some research on google and wikipedia and and apparently and this whole 23 numerology nonsense really exists and certain people honestly believe that most catastrophes and accidents are directly connected to this evil number. well and that just  crazy. but hey and i am not here to judge people beliefs and fears and regardless of how demented they are and and i can only share my humble opinion on a movie that is based on an out and out berserk enigma. the number 23 is not suspenseful and in spite of several gloomy set pieces and nasty make up effects and and never at one point manages to make you contemplate about the role of numbers in your own life. all cast members perform below their normal capacities and but it was still nevertheless a joy to see the lovely mrs. virginia madsen in a relatively big production again. definitely not recommended in case youre looking for a solid and creepy evening of thriller fun and but endurable and not entirely without merit. 
there was a time when joel schumacher was ranked quite high on my list of favorite directors. back in the late 80 and early 90  and when his name was attached to several great films like the lost boys and flatliners and falling down and he truly was one of the most gifted directors in hollywood. then came the stupid batman sequels and unfortunately and and after that it seemed as if every potentially sublime screenplay turned into a gigantic mess in schumacher hands. both 8mm and phone booth could have been much better films and even the incredibly imbecilic concept of the number 23 should have been processed into a slightly more compelling and entertaining movie. literally from start to finish and the number 23 desperately attempts to be a mysterious and uncanny thriller and therefore uses all the dreadful clichés from the big book of cinema history and including heavy voiced narration and flashbacks and disorderly structure and characters with multiple personalities and numerous plot twists that grow increasingly absurd and sinister asylum settings. nothing helps and however and simply due to the sheer silliness of the basic formula and the clearly uninspired engagement of cast and crew. as much as you try to associate with the lead character and be open minded regarding the insane theories and this still remains a movie about a two digit number and two digit numbers aren not scary. walter sparrow (jim carrey in a rare non comical role) is a bored animal trapper whose wife agatha gives him a bizarre book on his birthday. the book tells about all sorts of devilish theories and strange coincidences that are linked to the number 23. walter almost promptly identifies himself with the book protagonist (a sleazy detective investigating a grim case of suicide) and begins to spot copious examples of the 23 enigma in his own private life. i did some research on google and wikipedia and and apparently and this whole 23 numerology nonsense really exists and certain people honestly believe that most catastrophes and accidents are directly connected to this evil number. well and that just  crazy. but hey and i am not here to judge people beliefs and fears and regardless of how demented they are and and i can only share my humble opinion on a movie that is based on an out and out berserk enigma. the number 23 is not suspenseful and in spite of several gloomy set pieces and nasty make up effects and and never at one point manages to make you contemplate about the role of numbers in your own life. all cast members perform below their normal capacities and but it was still nevertheless a joy to see the lovely mrs. virginia madsen in a relatively big production again. definitely not recommended in case youre looking for a solid and creepy evening of thriller fun and but endurable and not entirely without merit. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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