An interesting failure

Honestly, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Jim Carrey, I was really eager to check it out. Indeed, when Jim Carrey tries something else, it is usually pretty good (‘The Truman Show’, ‘The Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind’, ‘Man on the moon’,...) so there was a fair chance that it could be at least decent. Eventually, there were many things I enjoyed about this feature. First of all, you can say whatever you want about Joel Schumacher but the guy knows how to direct a movie. Furthermore, I thought that Carrey was indeed good and I really loved the mood of this movie. Unfortunately, the conclusion was just really weak. Indeed, they managed to build up a fascinating mindf*ck and during the whole thing, you are wondering how it will all end up. However, at the end, they tried to wrap it up and gave us a more or less rational explanation but it was definitely not really convincing. It is actually too bad because, a part from that, the whole thing really had some potential. Still, in spite of its flaws, it remains a well made and entertaining mindf*ck thriller and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

6/10