I Love You Phillip Morris

With alacrity and style, Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, the codirectors of I Love You Phillip Morris, have fashioned an improbable, but true, tale of a spectacularly charismatic and resourceful con-man’s journey from small-town cop to flamboyant white-collar criminal. Concocted by the absurdist sensibilities and warped minds that were behind the creation of Bad Santa and centered around an eccentrically wonderful performance by Jim Carrey, the film relates a story that is truly stranger than fiction and showcases a love story that will not be denied. When a local Texas policeman, Steve Russell (Carrey), turns to cons and fraud to allow him to change his lifestyle (in more ways than one), his subsequent stay in the state penitentiary results in his meeting the love of his life, a sensitive fellow inmate named Phillip Morris, perfectly portrayed by Ewan McGregor. What ensues can only be described as a relentless quest as Russell attempts escape after escape and executes con after con, all in the name of love. This is the world of the preposterous: it plays like a farce but is vastly entertaining because it turns all that we take for granted about life on its head. As a primer on the irresistible power of a man who is either insane or in love (is there a difference?), I Love You Phillip Morris surely serves to remind us of the resilience of the human spirit.
CAST
Jim Carrey, Ewan McGregor, Leslie Mann, Rodrigo Santoro

Glenn Ficarra, John Requa - Glenn Ficarra and John Requa met at Pratt Institute while studying film and eventually ventured out to Hollywood. They got their start working in animation at Nickelodeon and have since written Cats & Dogs, Bad Santa, and Bad News Bears; they are currently working on a script with Reese Witherspoon entitled "Pharm Girl." I Love You Phillip Morris is their feature directorial debut.

Screenings:

Sun. Jan 18 9:30 p.m. - ILOVE18CN Eccles Theatre, Park City
Mon. Jan 19 9:15 a.m. - ILOVE19CM Eccles Theatre, Park City
Tue. Jan 20 9:00 p.m. - ILOVE20WN Tower Theatre, SLC
Sat. Jan 24 6:00 p.m. - ILOVE24SE Screening Room, Sundance Resort