Jim Carrey plays a character who starts out being a somewhat typical family man.  But then he has a car accident and decides to stop living a lie and start living life as he truly is.  He’s a con man, and he’s gay.  He gets himself into one outlandish situation after another, which is what makes the movie so entertaining.  Just when you think, “what else can he do” he does something even crazier!

Ewan McGregor plays Phillip Morris, the boyfriend that Carrey’s character meets in prison.  So in a way, this is a love story.  But the whole thing plays our very bizarre – it keeps you guessing.  I guess the sheer originality is what intrigued me the most.

Strong cast, terrific performances.