Steve Russell (Jim Carrey) is a police officer, part of the local community and a church-going man. He’s even married to Debbie (Leslie Mann). He’s also gay. But he won’t know that until a car accident forces a series of events that end him on the wrong side of a cell block… doing time in prison. It’s here that he’ll meet his soulmate, Phillip Morris (Ewan McGregor). The two star-crossed lovers are determined to be together at all odds. And so this hard-to-believe-true-story takes us on a Catch Me If You Can con-artist romp in a role that Carrey has undoubtedly worked his entire career for. But alas, the film doesn’t belong to him….but instead to an unrecognizable McGregor, whose performance steals the show (not to mention Carrey’s heart.) From his blonde-frosted locks, to his genteel body movement, his steel-blue stare and passionate persona – he’s a Southern boy innocent and he’s about to be deflowered by love. Overall, not sure how the studio will market this small gem, postponed for release since 2009. Its heavy-duty R rating and raw material (naked Carrey having sex) might offend some since they expect Carrey in The Mask, Dumb & Dumber or at the very least Horton Hears A Who. Two tiaras .
