Number 23
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Number 23 |
| Original title | The Number 23 |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2007 |
| length | 99 minutes |
| Age rating |
FSK 16 JMK 14 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Joel Schumacher |
| script | Fernley Phillips |
| production |
Tripp Vinson Beau Flynn Fernley Phillips |
| music | Harry Gregson-Williams |
| camera | Matthew Libatique |
| cut | Mark Stevens |
| occupation | |
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Number 23 is an American mystery thriller directed by Joel Schumacher from 2007 .
action
The dog catcher Walter Sparrow is married and has one son. His wife Agatha buys the novel The Number 23 , which Walter begins to read shortly afterwards. He discovers some similarities between himself and the main character of the novel, the police detective Fingerling. The investigator was named after a children's book that Walter also owns.
The novel features a blonde who is obsessed with the number 23 and who eventually commits suicide. Walter discovers that the cross-sum of his social security number is also 23 and as the film progresses, Walter discovers more and more connections between his life and the number 23.
Finally Fingerling commits a murder. The novel ends with Fingerling running out of a hotel room onto the balcony. Walter is looking for the novelist who used the pseudonym Topsy Kretts and self-published only one book, as he sees a connection between the novel and real life. According to Walter's research, the actual author of the book is the alleged murderer of a student named Laura Tollins, who has disappeared without a trace since her 23rd birthday. Walter Sparrow then suspects that the author made a confession about his act in this book.
Through his wife, Walter learns that he himself is the author of the novel. Years ago, in an act of jealousy, he killed Laura Tollins, whom he was in love with. Walter buried the body in a park. For the act, a professor with whom Tollins was having an affair was arrested.
After removing the body, Walter went to a hotel, wrote the novel and jumped from the balcony of the hotel room. He survived the jump but lost memory. The manuscript was written by Dr. Leary, who was treating Walter, was found and published.
In the end, Walter stands by his act and goes to jail for it. The innocent professor is released.
Reviews
James Berardinelli wrote on ReelViews that a thriller must have a surprising twist. In this film, the twist is not only revealed early, but also "awkward" and "not convincing". Jim Carrey is not a “complete miscast” for his role, but he lacks the necessary “intensity”. Berardinelli also criticized the direction of the film. At the end of his review, he scoffed that the film could be rated with the number zero rather than the number 23 in the title.
Justin Chang wrote in the industry journal Variety that the film lacks "narrative coherence". It is visually and psychologically "unclear" ("murky"); the thriller seems like an episode of Sesame Street . Neither Walter Sparrow nor Fingerling would dominate the film as the main character, Jim Carrey played both roles "confusing". Virginia Madsen is "OK" as Agatha Sparrow, but "rather less good" than Fabrizia.
The lexicon of international films said: "The ambitious puzzle about perception and (mis) interpretations of reality develops its own enigmatic fascination, which it loses a lot towards the end because it tries too pedantically to restore the established order."
The German Film and Media Assessment FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the rating “particularly valuable”.
Awards
Jim Carrey and the film were nominated for a 2007 Teen Choice Award in the horror film / thriller category. Harry Gregson-Williams was nominated for the 2007 World Soundtrack Award for this and several other films . Jim Carrey was nominated for the Golden Raspberry in 2008.
background
For the dual role of Agatha Sparrow / Fabrizia, Elisabeth Shue was signed first . She dropped out of the project because of her pregnancy.
The film was in Cocoa Beach ( Florida ), in Los Angeles and in Monrovia ( California turned). Its production amounted to an estimated 32 million US dollars . The film opened in UK and US cinemas on February 23, 2007. By February 25, 2007 it grossed approximately $ 14.6 million in US cinemas and approximately US $ 1 in UK theaters . £ 2 million .
synchronization
Alexander Löwe is responsible for the dialogue book.
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Walter Sparrow | Jim Carrey | Stefan Fredrich |
| Agatha Sparrow | Virginia Madsen | Christin Marquitan |
| Isaac French / Dr. Miles Phoenix | Danny Huston | Wolfgang Condrus |
| Bookstore salesperson | Tom Lenk | Rainer Fritzsche |
| Dr. Alice Mortimer | Patricia Belcher | Regina Lemnitz |
| Laura Tollins | Rhona Mitra | Carola Ewert |
| Father Sebastian | Ed Lauter | Ernst Meincke |
| Robin Sparrow | Logan Lerman | Filipe Pirl |
See also
Web links
- Number 23 in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Number 23 at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Number 23 at Metacritic (English)
- Number 23 in the online film database
- Interview Title-Design Number 23 (English)
- Comparison of the cut versions Theatrical Version - Unrated from Number 23 at Schnittberichte.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Number 23 . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , March 2007 (PDF; test number: 109 390 K).
- ↑ Age rating for Number 23 . Youth Media Commission .
- ^ Review by James Berardinelli
- ↑ Critique by Justin Chang ( Memento of the original from March 2, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Number 23. In: Lexicon of international film . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Number 23 on fbw-filmbassy.com
- ↑ This and that for The Number 23
- ^ Filming locations for The Number 23
- ↑ a b Box office / business for The Number 23
- ^ Opening dates for The Number 23
- ↑ Number 23 in the German synchronous index , accessed on August 21, 2019.
