This is an odd movie, and not necessarily in a good way. There are times when it is interesting, and the performances are great - by Jim Carrey, Leslie Mann and particularly by Ewan McGregor. However, the tone is odd, and the characters are not understandable, but it's a different story. I would have liked to understand a lot more about what motivated these people. No such luck.
Jim Carrey is a closeted gay man married to Leslie Mann. They are an ostensibly religious couple, and it's sincere on her part. When Steven (Jim C) gets in a serious car accident he has an epiphany and comes out of the closet. Actually, he storms out of the closet, and to support his new lifestyle he becomes a con man. He's pretty good at the conning, but keeps landing in jail nevertheless. On one of those stays he meets Phillip Morris (Ewan). They fall in love.
And then the rails come off the track for this movie. This is not a comedy. It's a tragedy. It plays out like a farce with romance, but it's not. It's a sad movie about a mentally ill man and the people who love him.
I would pass. Watch Beginners instead. If you like Jim Carrey, you have a favorite movie of his. Pop it in.
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