Despite its title, it has nothing to do with cigarettes. But its star, as he once famously said on screen, is absolutely “smokin’.”
Jim Carrey is the narrator, heart and soul of “I Love You Phillip Morris,” transforming what could have been a cliched con man comedy, generic Jim Carrey character comedy or run-of-the-mill gay coming-out comedy into something smarter, sweeter and downright giddy. This long-shelved romp is a real Carrey showcase, one that shouldn’t wear the stigma “damaged goods” simply because it took an absurdly long time — it was at Sundance in January of 2009 — to reach theaters.
