The first time I saw this movie in the fall, I didn’t really know what to expect. But, a movie that casts two actors whose breakout roles are both comic book characters, but isn’t actually a comic book movie, has GOT to be interesting. The fact that David Bowie was also on the marquee helped a bit as well. Seriously.
The movie is good. It follows a pair of magicians who keep trying to top one another, as the stakes increase all the way to life and death. The movie weaves several story threads between time frames to increase the confusion but to logically control the intensity and eventual climax of the movie. The movie is also extremely twisted, especially by the end. And I still find myself unsure of which magician was the protagonist, but perhaps there doesn’t need to be one…
A splendid cast lends this movie some credibility, as well as some insights into the world of illusion.
Note: this movie is not to be confused with The Illusionist, which was in theaters at nearly the same time and shared many of the same plot elements. I also saw that movie recently, but forgot to review it. Ed Norton was pretty good, as usual, and I really have nothing bad to say about the movie.
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