I Love You Phillip Morris

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Incarcerated at the state penitentiary, con artist Steven Russell (Carrey) meets the love of his life: Phillip Morris (McGregor). As a free man, his passion results in a series of improbable cons to bust Phillip from jail and build the perfect life together.

Directors: Glenn Ficarra John Requa

Starring: Jim Carrey Ewan McGregor Leslie Mann

Genres: Comedy

Subtitles: English [CC]

Audio languages: English

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Producers: Andrew Lazar Far Shariat Luc Besson

Studio: Relativity Media

Rating: R (Restricted)

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H. Tanner

Gay in Every Sense of the Word.

Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2019

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This is a very funny and very clever film based on a true story.

However, co-director John Requa said a very idiotic thing in the bonus featurette- "It's not about being gay. It's about two people who just happen to love each other, and one of them is a con man. It's not gay."

Well, moron, the "two people who just happen to love each other" are both men. Make no mistake people- this movie is gay, because it's about the relationship between these 2 gay men.

I really hate how Hollywood and directors try to whitewash a gay-themed movie they've made because they're terrified no one will pay to see a gay film. That's not only insulting to the men whose lives the film is based on, but it's insulting to the actors' performances, lgbt audiences who might want to see the film (a big demographic), and it's saying all audiences are too dumb to make their own decisions and have to be tricked. Ang Lee did the same thing when he made Brokeback Mountain. Why make a gay film and then say it's not really gay?

Aside from that, it's a great film with excellent performances.

If you have a problem with gay men, pass over it. It's Gay.

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Kris Kirton

Be Gay, Do Crimes

Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2020

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I actually really enjoy this movie. It has an amazing cast, and the story is a wild ride from start to finish. The author of the book LOVES this film, and the very idea that such an intelligent man hadn't been tapped to work in the government in some capacity has more to say about "Dubya" than anything else.

Phillip's wide-eyed earnestness is only matched by Stephen's overall joie de vivre. At a certain point you can tire of Stephen's antics, but he played to such perfection by Jim Carrey that you cannot help but still be charmed by his irrepressible nature.

No one really knows how to do a Southern accent, but don't hold that against them. Highly enjoyable film that will make you laugh, cry, and become weirdly endeared to the characters wherein.

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Patti58

Funny

Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2018

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This is one of the funniest movies I've seen lately. It wasn't silly humor like Carey's normal comedy - I didn't think so anyway. Can't believe I never heard about this film and just, coincidentally, found it because of Steven Russel's new book. The comedy performance of Jim Carey is expected but he does drama equally as well. Was really surprised at Ewan McGregor's comedic roll as Phillip Morris. Warning though, HOMOPHOBES BEWARE! If homosexuality disturbs you then this is not the movie for you. If, on the other hand, it doesn't then you will not be disappointed.

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teols2016

Should Have Had A Wider Release

Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2014

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This film, apparently finansed by a French company (it's said to be a French film and everyone speaks English...I can't make the connection any other way) really deserved a wider release in North America. I'm normally hesitant to see anything involving Jim Carrey because he basically just plays himself in different clothes every time. This movie was thankfully a change of pace. Though you could still tell it was Jim Carrey playing the lead as he is cursed with a very recognizable voice, he is making a genuine effort to not just be himself. I'd say that the normal rate of his jokes as compared to his other films is cut by 88%...they're still there but they don't dominate and they're relatively appropriate when they do pop up. Nothing in this film was overdone...if it seemed that way at times, that's because those events actually happened. Ewan McGregor complimented Mr. Carrey as his jailhouse lover, Phillip Morris. While some of their dialogue was clearly scripted, especially when they first met, both men soon got into it and things felt much more natural. If you know anything about the man this film is based on, con artist Steven Jay Russell, the only thing you ought to really be wondering before watching this film is "which parts of his life are they gonna use?" There was just no need to embellish details. The only reason I don't give it that coveted five stars is because you could still clearly tell it was Jim Carrey leading this cast...also because Leslie Mann didn't get more screen time. Otherwise, this was a very enjoyable film that didn't find itself turning to the cliches of any movie genre but instead just told the story. I'd reccomend it to anyone. Enjoy.

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LizaJane

Real life modern tragedy

Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2018

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It's actually a real-life and ongoing, modern tragedy, although you wouldn't think so at first, since they cast Jim C as one of the two leads. Ewan M. has great range but Carrey you expect to see in outrageous comedy. The perennial escapee and con artist who did it all for love seems so unbelievable that you almost stop watching somewhere midway, except you don't.

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Gerald Masan

Love Is Where You Find It.

Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2014

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Gay,straight or bi...there's plenty of the usual Carrey-style flambouyant turns combined with an underlying tone of darkness in this character-driven tale to please everyone. From an ostensibly conventional married heterosexual
relationship, this clever con artist does an abrupt flip to a gay persona, but eventually pushes the envelope and winds up in the slammer for his fraudulent pursuits. There he encounters the winsome blond sweet-natured Phillip, fetchingly played by the superb Ewan McGregor, and the rest is a torrid love story played out in what might seem like an improbable locale......behind bars. There is plenty of classic Carrey over-the-top hilarity cleverly woven into this touching tale of two
would-be soulmates, one of whom never quite overcomes his deceitful nature. This sleeper is worth a reawakening!

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simone

Excellent Acting! Great Storyline!

Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2015

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Excellent acting! I loved the flow of the script and the use of flashbacks and the chronology chosen to tell the story. I really got attached to the characters. I love that it was very human and that the love shown between the two characters felt natural and relatable. Jim Carrey's character is definitely a genius in real life. I was totally absorbed in the movie for the entire time. What a wonderful and powerful gift that the two of them have to make the viewer suspend their own reality and get completely immersed in the world their acting creates. Really brilliant talents!

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schumann_bg

a one-off

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 15, 2014

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I Love You Phillip Morris is a unique film; I have never seen any other where it can move you to tears - because this is how moving Ewan McGregor is in one scene in particular - and have this so close to very funny things going on. Yet it hits both notes in a very real way. The plot is preposterous, some of the details are in quite bad taste, yet it is apparently what actually happened to Steven Russell who was, as the time of filming, still in solitary confinement for 23 hours a day for - again apparently - having run rings around the legal system in Texas. As the ultimate con-man he had posed as a lawyer, top finance executive, terminal Aids patient, and many other things, at one point passing out through the prison infirmary doors by dyeing his uniform the right colour using multiple ink cartridges ... Part of the effect lies in the incredulity one feels in watching these schemes one after another, given brilliant comic projection by Jim Carrey. At the same time it is a gay love story between him and Phillip Morris, a sweet man he meets in prison, and is really quite touching in these terms.

This leads you to ask why Russell felt the need to go on with this - after all, he seemed genuinely to love Morris and would always come back to him like a maximum strength magnet even if it meant exposing himself to possible arrest. All one can say is, he did, a bit like addicts of other kinds. At times the film feels too vulgar but this is all part of the effect. Linked to this is the fact that it feels a bit unmoored, not to say unhinged, in that it shows the world too much through the eyes of Russell, who has a narrative voice-over. Ewan McGregor is fantastic and gives the film its real heart, however his character is too much a passive victim to anchor the film at all. Without intending to, it comes across as a critique of American life in that it has no aesthetic value at all (emphasised by rather grating music) and shows a lifestyle based on money that is really quite vacuous, except that the love does seem very real. It now seems comparable to Behind The Candelabra in terms of the extravagance and also the psychology of the central relationship, but that film has a better perspective on what it shows. It may be partly because Liberace was more normal, as shown, than Russell in this film. Nevertheless the anarchic spirit makes it a bit like a tornado in a super-luxury fast food outlet.

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Antonia

It was an often funny, but also very tragic true story of love ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 26, 2017

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When I first saw this, I was put off by the sex scenes at the beginning. I viewed it a second time through to the end and was appalled not of the relationships or the sex, but by the American Justice system and more importantly George W Bush having Jim Cary's character imprisoned for life because he kept escaping from prison.
It was an often funny, but also very tragic true story of love and determination to love at all costs, whatever it cost. and it did in the end.

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Mr. Ian W. Ogilvie

Well worth watching

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 30, 2020

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It takes someone like Jim Carrey to act the part of who must be one of the most extreme criminals ever! He did it extremely well and I take my hat off to him for playing the part so well and so sensitively. It is a film that will take you through a rollercoaster of emotions and the fact it was based on a real life story makes it even better. Although I hope and pray I NEVER meet a real life Steven Jay Russell!!!!

L. Boki

Hmmmmm, A Mysterious Unmarketed Effort

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 29, 2013

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American film exhibitors were still handle far too delicately, fearing that Jim Carrey's large audience of teen boys would be turned off viewing their hero as a sissy struttin', bold snap queen semi-bisexual miss thing. Carrey initially seems uncomfortable in the opening scenes, but, by the time the love affair between Ewan and him kicks in, he becomes more and more committed to the role and therefore more convincing.
Like a lot of his work, the premise is really far-fetched. But the more sensitive portrayal by Ewan MacGregor gives the movie integrity.
Thankfully, the LOGO channel has given the movie a lot higher bipartisan exposure though the channels targeted reach fails to introduce his core audience, when they should really see it.

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.....and I love you too!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 10, 2016

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I didn't like Jim Carey.....but I do now ! He turns in a mature,credible performance in a film that is both touching and very funny.He is obviously enjoying himself immensely and his enjoyment is infectious.Mr. McGregor is a perfect counter-balance and the whole piece has enough twists and turns to hold your attention throughout.A most enjoyable way to spend an evening-then you can have a nice discussion afterwards about why the film was banned in several countries !

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