I Love You Phillip Morris

With its playful and brisk narrative together with good acting performances, I Love You Phillip Morris is entertaining, but in the last quarter of the film, it becomes boring due to the repetitive arrests, incarcerations and escapes and, as a whole, the film seems much longer than it is. There is an overabundance of comic and kitschy romantically tinged gay scenes, especially in the first half, and they come across as bizarre when performed by Carrey and McGregor, though it’s possible to get used to them. (09/07/2020)

Two gays, one played by Jim Carrey and the other played by Ewan McGregor, additionally based on a true story. It wasn't as hilariously funny as I thought, but I definitely can't say that I didn't have any fun at all. Quite an interesting topic, and with the portrayal of these two actors, it was quite something. (03/09/2014)

I was quite looking forward to seeing I Love You Phillip Morris, but after watching it I have to say that I could have done without this film. I kind of don't know what my overall impression should be. I was very entertained in places, moved a few times, but in the end it all kind of evaporated like steam over a pot. Ewan McGregor was really great, I trusted his role 100%, but Jim Carrey often irritated me a lot with his efforts to play a convincing gay man (he was really annoying). The story wasn't bad in itself, but the plot kept kind of cycling, so by the end I was getting a bit bored. All in all (for me) a mediocre film that almost failed to impress me (except for Ewan) with anything enough to consider a higher rating. (06/25/2013)

I didn't decide on the fourth star until the last 10 minutes. And that's because of the "clever" ending. Unfortunately, I didn't feel any love or much drama from the film. That's why I’m rating the film purely as a slightly above average comedy that isn't a complete cliché. A bit disappointing, 3.5 stars. (06/11/2011)

An incredible hit even after all these years. The pairing of Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor is excellent because together they are sweet, touching, and funny. Carrey took his acting a level higher with this film after two decades at the top. The wild cadence of jokes, crazy situations - everything runs like clockwork. (11/13/2012)