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Jim Carrey | ... | ||
Ewan McGregor | ... | ||
Leslie Mann | ... | ||
Rodrigo Santoro | ... | ||
Antoni Corone | ... | ||
Brennan Brown | ... | ||
Michael Mandell | ... | ||
Annie Golden | ... | ||
Marylouise Burke | ... |
Barbara Bascombe
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David Jensen | ... | ||
Dameon Clarke | ... |
Houston Lawyer
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Clay Chamberlin | ... |
Cellmate - Arnie
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Louis Herthum | ... |
Doctor
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Morgana Shaw | ... |
Steven's Mom
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Joe Chrest | ... |
Steven's Dad
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Steven Russell is happily married to Debbie, and a member of the local police force when a car accident provokes a dramatic reassessment of his life. Steven becomes open about his homosexuality and decides to live life to the fullest - even if it means breaking the law. Steven's new, extravagant lifestyle involves cons and fraud and, eventually, a stay in the State Penitentiary where he meets sensitive, soft-spoken Phillip Morris. His devotion to freeing Phillip from jail and building the perfect life together prompts Steven to attempt and often succeed at one impossible con after another. Written by The Film Catalogue
Certain images and moments of this stunning surprise come to visit me in the middle of my day. Phillip Morris has become someone to me. Someone I crave to revisit. Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor create, not merely a novelty but a revolution of sorts. They took what is still a taboo and gave it a human, a truly human face. The story seems a recreation of Spielberg's "Catch me if you Can" or Robert Mulligan's "The Great Impostor" but "I love You Philip Morris" has a life all of its own. Jim Carrey uses what made him famous to present us with a unique, true character, in all its complexities, contradictions and depth. It is a staggering performance that will make me look at this actor from now own under a new light and with oodles of renewed respect. Ewan McGregor comes back to renew his early promise with a character of such tender honesty that I'm sure will re-open the book of his career with a brand new, brilliant chapter.