The film has an approval rating of 8 % on Rotten Tomatoes based on 189 reviews ; the average rating is 3.49 / 10 . The site 's consensus reads : " Jim Carrey has been sharp in a number of non-comedic roles , but this lurid , overheated , and self serious potboiler is not one of them . '' The Number 23 '' is clumsy , unengaging , and mostly confusing . " Of the few critics who liked the film , Richard Roeper and critic George Pennachio of KABC-TV in Los Angeles stand out , as they gave the film a " 2 thumbs up " rating on the television show '' Ebert & Roeper '' ( Pennachio was standing in for Roger Ebert due to Ebert 's illness ) . However , Michael Phillips , filling in for Ebert on the Worst of 2007 show ( aired January 12 , 2008 ) put '' The Number 23 '' at No. 7 in his list of the worst ( Roeper did not include it in his list ) . Peter Travers of '' Rolling Stone '' declared the film the year 's worst star vehicle on his list of the Worst Movies of 2007 , while Colm Andrew of the '' Manx Independent '' said the film " delivers a rambling , confusing narrative with only a few stylistic elements thrown in " . The film was nominated for two Teen Choice Awards . For his performance , Carrey was nominated for the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor at the 28th Golden Raspberry Awards , but lost to Eddie Murphy for '' Norbit ''
28th Golden Raspberry Awards
28th Golden Raspberry Awards
The Number 23