After coming out of the closet and finding a lover in Miami, Steven Russell (Jim Carrey) decides to become a conman. After all, “Being gay is really expensive”. Steven inevitably gets caught and is sent to prison, where he meets the love of his life, Phillip Morris (Ewan McGregor). Desperate to get the two of them out of chookie, Steven concocts a plan so outrageous that it actually works, and the con cycle starts all over again.What is mind blowing about this film is that it’s all true. Google Steven Russell and you’ll find that he escaped from prison more than once, adopted more than 14 aliases, faked his own death and managed to con a large American company into hiring him as their CFO! Not only is the story incredible, but Jim Carrey is hilarious in the starring role. It’s been a while since I found his screwy humour so appealing and am glad to say he is well and truly back on form.
Rating: 4 outta 5.
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