I, too, love Phillip Morris

I didn’t know it was possible to have more love for Ewan McGregor.  He’s a talented, grungy yet pretty bloke with an accent that makes a girl want to shed her clothing.  But when I saw him as fem convict Phillip Morris, I became endeared to him even more.  I wanted to put McGregor’s Phillip Morris in my pocket and take care of him.  That must be how Steven Russell felt about the real-life Phillip Morris.  He committed every white-collar crime under the sun to provide for the lovely twink.

I Love You Phillip Morris is based on true events.  Steven Russell (played by Jim Carrey) is a police officer and family man.  He and his adoring wife Debbie (Leslie Mann) dutifully attend church and she has no clue that he is sexing up the fellas.  After a car accident, Steven decides he can no longer live a lie.  He comes bursting out of the closet and begins a new life.

He then meets and falls in love with Jimmy.  Steven decides that he needs more cash to provide a luxurious life for his gorgeous boyfriend.  He dabbles in insurance fraud, and that’s what lands him in jail the first time.  This is where he meets his true love, Phillip Morris.  From there, he does everything possible to ensure he and Phillip live a prosperous life together.

Real-life (and movie, of course) Steven Russell committed crazy escapes, fraud and theft. There’s worse, but I don’t want to completely spoil the film.   In short, he’s a criminal worthy of envy.  He’s currently serving 144-year sentence in Texas, so he probably won’t be doing anything cool again soon.

I Love You Phillip Morris is like Catch Me If You Can with consensual prison sex.  If that doesn’t sound cool to you, you either have no appreciation for clever criminals or you’re dead inside.

Penni Jones is the author of The Utopia of Noah Lazarus. She spends her days chasing preschoolers (her own children, not random preschoolers) and spends her nights reading and writing until she passes out from exhaustion and red wine.

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2 Responses to “I, too, love Phillip Morris”

1. kormantic says:

   Aug 10, 2011 at 9:20 am

   Ah, “consesnual prison sex”. There’s a phrase you don’t hear every day.

   I’ve read reviews and it does seem like the sort of thing that I’d enjoy, especially as I’m pretty sure no one dies.

   Hooray for true love!

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2. penni says:

   Aug 10, 2011 at 11:13 am

   It’s really romantic, in a messed-up kind of way.

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