The Prestige: What do you know – another magician movie like The Illusionist – very unlike Hollywood to give us 2 similar movies so close together ……(Deep Impact/Armageddon anyone?). The Prestige tells the story of 2 rival magicians who were once friends (Hugh Jackman/Christian Bale). Jackman becomes obsessed with figuring out how Bale does one of his tricks and devotes his life to finding the answer. The movie then gives us twist after twist after twist. The movie starts out strong (The Pledge) and finishes strong (The Prestige), but the middle (The Turn) runs a little long. Michael Caine and David Bowie both give good performances, but Scarlett Johansson was not needed for the small role she provided. In the end, I enjoyed it – it is a film I find myself thinking about after it is done – now that is magic.
“Pick it up”
“Pick it up”
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