The Number 23

The Number 23 is a movie released in February 2007. A mystery thriller directed by Joel Schumacher and written by Fernly Phillips.
Starring Jim Carrey as Walter Sparrow and his alternative Fingerling.
Co starring Virginia Madsen as Walter's wife Agatha Sparrow and her alternative Fabrizia.
This is about an animal control officer named Walter Sparrow. Walter is given a birthday gift of a book that's called, 'The Number 23'. As he reads from the book he comes to belief that the author is speaking directly the dog catcher. This drives Sparrow to search for the author. The book describes a killing and Walter fears that his encroaching madness will cause him to do the same. With the help of Agatha Walter learns that 15 years earlier he killed his college lover and as an extended suicide letter wrote the book. His attempt at suicide, by jumping out of a hotel window only, led doctors to believe that his ramblings were a result of the fall not reality. The hospital cared and rehabilitated Walter to the point that he buried his memory. He forgot. In the meantime another man has been serving a life sentence for the murder. The new Walter admits his guilt, frees the prisoner and begins his own sentence.

Score 15 of 50, I've told you the entire plot, poorly, because I don't want you to watch this piece of crap movie.

• Character Development 5 out of 10. The main character evolves from a nice dog catcher to a raving lunatic, back to a murderer to a repentant man.
• Acting 5 out of 10. Jim Carrey is convincing in this out-of-typecast role. Virginia Madsen is bad as both characters.
• Photography, cinematography 2 of 10. Very dark scenes, literally. The whole movie felt like directorial masturbation.
• Writing, script 2 out of 10. Unintelligible.
• Concept 1 out of 10. It's a thriller so it doesn't have to be possible or make sense.

On review of films that Joel Schumacher has directed I see "A Time To Kill" which doesn't surprise me. He butchered the movie adaptation of John Grisham's best book.

‘be sure your sin will find you out’ [Numbers 32.23]