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This film wants to be more clever and bizarre than it actually is. It’s not really bad, but it’s not great either. The story’s about a guy who becomes obsessed with the number 23 and thinks he’s going to kill his wife like a character in a novel he’s reading. The most interesting aspect is the whole obsession aspect, and the question of whether you notice coincidental connections because they are really there or because you are looking for them. Unfortunately, the film gets overly convoluted toward the end, with several false endings (it reminded me of The Black Dahlia in that regard). Though the final explanation is fine, with all the red herrings it doesn’t feel concrete. In the end, disappointing.

I was going to a different movie but traffic slowed and I missed it, so I went to this one, which looked mildly interesting. As I feared, it had more crudity than I appreciate, but it also had some really funny bits. I’ve never watched the comedy series on TV so I didn’t know what to expect; it’s basically incompetent cops doing really stupid stuff. The plot’s thinner than a Miami bikini, but that’s part of the joke. Overall, not as bad as I expected with a few hilarious scenes.