THE NUMBER 23

RYAN: We just saw the latest Jim Carrey flick, “The Number 23.”

CAROLINE: I’m sad that I paid money for it.

RYAN: Ew. Me too.

CAROLINE: Jim Carrey really needed a comeback hit right about now, and this ain’t it.

RYAN: I was so excited to see this. I thought, “I know it’s getting shlacky reviews but I don’t care, and I don’t see how this movie could suck.” But it did.

CAROLINE: You know, it started out OK. Not the best movie ever made, but it had some creative storytelling. I was kind of into it. And then I wasn’t.

RYAN: The beginning was actually very beautifully shot and there were some cool effects. The storytelling was interesting and Jim Carrey looked gorgeous.

CAROLINE: He’s super hot.

RYAN: Virginia Madsen is also in it. She’s decent.

CAROLINE: There’s also a useless teenage son.

RYAN: Then it tries to get all twisty and dark, but a) it’s too long, and 2) it’s kind of lame.

CAROLINE: Totally lame. Eventually, it’s pretty clear that there’s a twist coming; it doesn’t take a genius to figure that out. And then it comes, and you’re like, “Seriously?”

RYAN: Yeah. The whole point of a twist is that it’s supposed to catch you off guard and change the point of the film. But I didn’t feel any different once it happened.

CAROLINE: It just got really hokey.

RYAN: Some lines were so cheesy they really detracted from the film. This movie actually made me tired.

CAROLINE: I came very close to dozing a couple times myself. In fact, I had to ask you to pass the popcorn because I felt myself falling asleep and I thought that going through the motions of eating might keep me awake.

RYAN: Bottom line?

CAROLINE: Don’t see this movie.

RYAN: Yeah, it’s pretty bad. It made me want to go home and go to sleep.

CAROLINE: Even though it’s only 7:00 PM.

RYAN: It was boring. When the credits hit, I was like, “Wow, was that stupid.”

CAROLINE: Ditto.