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The Number 23 Review

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4.4640 Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2021

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Summary

We watched The Number 23 and I was barely able to stay awake through this portrayal of the dark, end times of The Truman Show. @dgoebel00 on Instagram provided this amazing artwork. Follow him and check out his website. https://youtu.be/TUTlOC4mVQ8 Synopsis The Number 23 can be found for rent on most major platforms right now. The Number 23 is the story of Walter Sparrow who becomes obsessed with a book that seems to have deep connections with his life. As he reads the novel, he begins to see clues that it may tie into the real world. As Walter dives down this rabbit hole, he becomes obsessed with the obsession of the protagonist of the novel - the number 23. Will Walter be able to hold on to his sanity, or will he suffer the same fate as the man in the book? Review I find it hard to review The Number 23 because it’s so forgettable and boring throughout with such a silly premise that I just can’t take it seriously.  It’s directed by Joel Schumacher and stars Jim Carrey and it’s exactly what you would expect that pairing of fellas would produce.  If you aren’t familiar with numerology and the mental gymnastics that it takes to believe any of that bullshit, this movie will catch you up quite well. Just don’t expect to be interested or enlightened. Between Walter’s real life and the life he delves into while reading his book, you would think one of them would be interesting.  The over-saturation of the film while we experience what Walter reads is annoying but why stop there? The constant adding and subtracting of seemingly symbolic numbers to achieve the number 23 falls so flat in what it tries to achieve that I can only laugh. The stakes are supposed to hinge on these coincidences in the number 23, but even the dimmest bulb will find them to be a stretch. The twists and turns of the end arise as quickly as they are doused, and the final reveal happens with 20 minutes left in the movie, leaving the remaining 20 minutes to clumsily mop up the pieces. It kind of bums me out because it’s probably the only Jim Carrey movie that we will ever get to review, unless The Cable Guy could somehow be considered horror. If you are looking for a crazy thriller, please try The Invitation, The House That Jack Built, or Ready or Not over The Number 23. Watch The Number 23Watch on AmazonClick here to Watch Score 2/10 Get 13% Off your order at NightChannels.com when you use code HMT at checkout. Get 20% off your appointment for a soothing sound bath and tarot reading by entering code HMT at BloomingWand.com

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0:00.0

This episode is brought to you by Mothers Against Numbers and Numerology.

0:04.1

Did you know that by using numbers you can bring about the end of the world?

0:07.3

All that math they taught you in school can be used to measure a floor plan or give correct

0:12.0

change at the grocery store, but they can also be used in much more devious ways.

0:17.1

Did you know that adding the numbers 221 and 445, two seemingly innocent numbers, gets you 666?

0:26.2

In fact, the following evil numbers cannot be achieved in almost limitless equations.

0:32.1

0, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 15, 17, 18, 20, 23, 24, 27, 29, 30, 33, 34, 36, even 39.

0:45.3

The list goes on and on.

0:46.5

By now, I'm sure you are worried.

0:48.4

But Manan wants you to know that this is only the tip of the iceberg.

0:51.9

There are rogue sevens out there that will eat you alive, and we can't even speak of the

0:56.1

atrocities of four.

0:57.5

To learn more, please visit Stoptheadness.com to learn more about numbers and how to keep them

1:03.4

away from your family.

1:05.7

Hello and welcome to Horror Movie Talk.

1:10.3

An opinionated and accidentally funny horror movie review show.

1:14.8

Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go.

1:17.6

What?

1:21.7

I just had to smell through the spread.

1:26.0

He had no face. Horror! He's not just had to smell through the scraggly wood.

1:29.5

He had no face.

1:31.1

Horror!

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