“Now You See
Me” stars Woody Harrelson, Jesse Isenberg, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Mark
Ruffalo and Isla Fisher in this film which is basically a poor imitiation of “Oceans
Eleven”. The film tells the tale of four prestidigitators as they attempt to
work their “magic” in order to commit grand theft (with the emphasis on the
word “grand”).
Directed by
Louis Letterier (“The Incredible Hulk”, “Clash of the Titans”) the film never
quite achieves its potential and ends up being too slick with events too
difficult to believe or follow (despite the poor attempts by its 5 writers to
gain that result).
This is a
movie that is confusing and contrived. Nevertheless, for some strange reason,
it keeps the audience interested and involved although none of us were sure
exactly what the circumstances were that we were witnessing..
Good acting
by all involved saves the day and earns the film a rating of 2 and ½ stars but
to make this film more than that is a feat even Houdini and Mandrake combined couldn’t
accomplish..
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