Showing March and April 2010 @ Showcase Cinema De Lux, Bristol

So here we are, a good week and half in advance of its release, an exclusive premiere for film lovers and critics and to my surprise, the cinema is completely packed - there was even people standing on the side!

Ewan McGregor’s career seems to be taking off again as he joins superstar Jim Carrey in one of the most interesting films I have seen. After admitting to his wife he is gay, Steven Russell (Carrey) finally gets to live the life he always wanted to live. He soon discovers that being gay is rather expensive as he is always buying costly watches and staying in hotels. What does he do? Simple he becomes a con-man, jumping down escalators to claim money for his “accident” as well as passport fraud. He will do pretty much anything to get his hands on some dollar to live his pricey life. Quickly after he becomes imprisoned and while there, he falls for Phillip Morris (McGregor) and manages to get them both out of jail to live a happy life together. Sadly Steven’s con-artist ways continue which have drastic effects on his life as well as Phillip’s.

The one thing I really did notice with this film is how it seemed rather long when in fact it was about an hour and half. It wasn’t because I was bored, it was just because there was so much going on and the story was always developing, keeping you interested from start to finish. For me I enjoyed it, I know that this motion picture won’t be one of those films I watch ten years down the line and think ‘wow, that really changed my life,’ but for a good night out and a great story it sure hit the spot.

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Andrew Dex