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I Love You Phillip Morris is the improbable but true story of a spectacularly charismatic conman’s journey from small-town businessman to flamboyant white-collar criminal, who repeatedly finds himself in trouble with the law and on the lam, brilliantly escaping from the Texas prison system on four separate occasions--all in the name of love. Told with an uncanny sense of humour and a lot of heart, I Love You Phillip Morris is an oddball tale of what can happen when the legal system, a daredevil spirit and undying love collide.
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I Love You Phillip Morris is the improbable but true story of a spectacularly charismatic conman's journey from small-town businessman to flamboyant white-collar criminal, who repeatedly finds himself in trouble with the law and on the lam, brilliantly escaping from the Texas prison system on four separate occasions - all in the name of love.
Told with an uncanny sense of humour and a lot of heart, I Love You Phillip Morris is an oddball tale of what can happen when the legal system, a daredevil spirit and undying love collide.
The film is co-written and co-directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa ( who wrote "Bad Santa") and stars Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor
- Actors
Jim Carrey, Ewan McGregor, Leslie Mann, Rodrigo Santoro, Nicholas Alexander, Michael Beasley, Tony Bentley, Allen Boudreaux & Sean Boyd
- Director
Glenn Ficarra & John Requa
- Certificate
15 years and over
- Year
2010
- Screen
Widescreen
- Languages
English - Dolby Digital (5.1)
- Duration
1 hour and 37 minutes (approx)
- Region
Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
To cut to the chase, I really liked this film.
I'm not going to go into massive detail about plot or anything like that, but it's very, very good. It made me laugh, and it made me cry, so it has a lot going for it.
Two things I'd like to make known though to those who might be considering watching this film:
1 - The reviews on the cover that suggest that it's 'Non-stop laughs' or 'hilarious' are way off the mark. In general, I 'laughed out loud' about 6 times throughout the film (that's still pretty good though). It's NOT a comedy film (generally speaking) and is not what you might be expecting if you like other Jim Carey films. It's a love story, and is centered around two gay men. It's one of those film's where you get very attached to the main character, and I found myself getting annoyed with the main characters inability to stay out of prison.
2) Having read the few reviews which didn't think much of this film: The majority of them seem to be mothers who ignored the age warning and then didn't like what they saw, deeming the contents to be inappropriate. The rest seem to be borderline homophobes, who didn't appreciate seeing two men having sex. As others have said, had this been a heterosexual love story I'm sure these reviewers wouldn't have bothered to write such drivel.
I'm not going to go into massive detail about plot or anything like that, but it's very, very good. It made me laugh, and it made me cry, so it has a lot going for it.
Two things I'd like to make known though to those who might be considering watching this film:
1 - The reviews on the cover that suggest that it's 'Non-stop laughs' or 'hilarious' are way off the mark. In general, I 'laughed out loud' about 6 times throughout the film (that's still pretty good though). It's NOT a comedy film (generally speaking) and is not what you might be expecting if you like other Jim Carey films. It's a love story, and is centered around two gay men. It's one of those film's where you get very attached to the main character, and I found myself getting annoyed with the main characters inability to stay out of prison.
2) Having read the few reviews which didn't think much of this film: The majority of them seem to be mothers who ignored the age warning and then didn't like what they saw, deeming the contents to be inappropriate. The rest seem to be borderline homophobes, who didn't appreciate seeing two men having sex. As others have said, had this been a heterosexual love story I'm sure these reviewers wouldn't have bothered to write such drivel.
24 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I consider 'I Love You, Phillip Morris' almost too good to be true. Stellar leads Ewan McGregor and Jim Carrey portray two gay inmates falling head over heels in love with each other. Not letting themselves be hampered by the ever prevalent prison boundaries, they manage to establish a real relationship. Their love encounters highlights as well as mental blows, separations, quarrels and setbacks, both in and out of prison. It is a delight to watch both actors in their gay role. Jim Carrey is the self assured, loud mouthed drama queen, while Ewan Mc Gregor plays a rather introvert, insecure and - a touch - effeminate man. It was with Ewan I sympathised most. I saw Ewan McGregor star in many different roles. Never in a gay one. He deserves 10 out of 10 for his efforts. For me he came out on top. He radiated goodness and comfort in an ugly and unfriendly environment. Please, also note the score. It's as light as a summer breeze. It certainly takes away the roughest edges of the prison-institute.
25 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Following a near-fatal car accident Steve Russell, apparently happily married, re-assesses his life and decides it's about time he got out of the closet and lived his life to the full. Pretty soon though he comes to the painful realisation that 'although nobody talks about it: being gay is pretty expensive!' and turns to a life of petty crime (mainly insurance fraud) to sustain his lifestyle. When reality catches up, he is sent to jail where he falls in love with Phillip Morris.
What could appear at first as just another silly rom-com, really takes another dimension once you know that the story is an accurate depiction of real characters and events. Yes Steve Russel is a con-man with delusion of grandeur and no sense of reality, but he's also a romantic character whose (misguided) determination to live a great love story at all cost is difficult to resist.
Although not a fan of Jim Carrey, I thought he was achieving a good mix of silliness and depth and Ewan McGregor was effortlessly cute and touching, although a bit stretched in scenes that demanded gravitas and heartfelt emotions.
So all in all, this is a charming movie, quite funny at times too, and which is smart enough to treat the homosexuality of the main leads as a mere fact of life rather than some controversial plot device. Well done you.
What could appear at first as just another silly rom-com, really takes another dimension once you know that the story is an accurate depiction of real characters and events. Yes Steve Russel is a con-man with delusion of grandeur and no sense of reality, but he's also a romantic character whose (misguided) determination to live a great love story at all cost is difficult to resist.
Although not a fan of Jim Carrey, I thought he was achieving a good mix of silliness and depth and Ewan McGregor was effortlessly cute and touching, although a bit stretched in scenes that demanded gravitas and heartfelt emotions.
So all in all, this is a charming movie, quite funny at times too, and which is smart enough to treat the homosexuality of the main leads as a mere fact of life rather than some controversial plot device. Well done you.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Zero
Ueaach! And this was supposed to be a comedy ?
It went directly into the bin after suffering through it.
It went directly into the bin after suffering through it.
Published 1 month ago by Jostein Nęsheim
Morris Doing Porridge
I am one of those perverse few who have a soft spot for Jim Carrey ever since `Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Sam
Enjoyable film with Ewan McGregor
Ewan McGregor kept me watching this film. An enjoyable account of a true story. The story of two fraudsters in Texas and their stints in and out of prison. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mikey
Fab movie, very entertaining
A very funny and entertaining movie based on the true story of the life of Phillip Morris. Quite shocking at times at what he was able to get away with however
Published 3 months ago by Mrs. D. Harston
a completely unbelievable true story
I Love You Phillip Morris opens with the cheeky preface "This Really Happened" rather than the normal "Based on a True Story" or the standard "Inspired by Actual Events" a creative... Read more
Published 3 months ago by bizmandan
Not what I expected
I bought this DVD on the strength of the cast ( I particularly like Ewan Magregor,) and probably rather stupidly, the cover of the DVD! Read more
Published 4 months ago by Jezza
Stay clear if you're expecting usual Jim Carey Brilliance
Turned it off after first 25 mins, pure rubbish & very disappointed. Usually love any film starring Jim Carrey, you'd think 25 mins into a 1 and a half hour film there would be a... Read more
Published 5 months ago by E Blackpool
Quite disappointing!
I thought by the clips of the movie that it was going to be abother one of Jim Carey real funny movie intertwined with a real story in it, but it wasn't it was just not good film.. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Eeekymeeky
NOT FUNNY WASTE OF TIME!
bought this dvd expecting comedy in jim carrey's style. something like liar liar, cable guy...got gay drama what is fine when you want to watch drama... Read more
Published 6 months ago by karolszew
Not your typical Jim Carrey comedy
Here, Carrey plays Steven Russell. Steven is leading a basically successful life - he's a respected police officer, he's a church organist, he's married to a beautiful woman and he... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Lord Anon
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