Directed by:
Louis LeterrierCinematography:
Larry FongComposer:
Brian TylerCast:
Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco, Mélanie Laurent, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Michael Kelly, Common (more)VOD (5)
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NOW YOU SEE ME pits an elite FBI squad in a game of cat and mouse against "The Four Horsemen," a super-team of the world's greatest illusionists. "The Four Horsemen" pull off a series of daring heists against corrupt business leaders during their performances, showering the stolen profits on their audiences while staying one step ahead of the law. (official distributor synopsis)
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I sat down and let the deception and magic take over and enjoyed it. I really did. It had momentum, it had interesting characters, and I was just waiting to see how it culminated. And it did, beautifully, leaving some viewers slightly dissatisfied. A nice film that managed to surprise me halfway through. I'm curious to see the sequel, hopefully it will be at least as entertaining as this film.
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Compared to The Prestige, it looks like an opening act created by art school students, and I don’t consider Nolan’s highly-praised opus to be great. Unfortunately, Now You See Me plods along from the very first moment, and while there are a bunch of good actors and they're well cast, it's a typical consumer Hollywood commercial from start to finish without a shred of invention. And when, in the course of the film, you discover that there's going to be some devilish subterfuge and the magic tricks are not solved by wit and ingenuity, but by visual effects, something is wrong. So average for the entertaining ensemble of stars and its brisk pace.
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Overwrought and contrived crap - sometimes I'm amazed at how screenwriters are able to ruin their own promising idea. The final half hour of Now You See Me in particular was downright miserable and I probably won't watch it again. The film is, for me, another piece in the puzzle of "Anything with Michael Caine in it". The other actors (including Morgan Freeman) are barely worth mentioning. Two stars and a bit for the (brisk, but totally unnecessary) action scene.
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Such a fast, dynamic, and perfectly deafening ride that I had to struggle to pull out grains of detachment and keep from giving it the highest possible rating. This gang firmly counts on the fact that the audience is willingly letting themselves be led astray, only to later admire the resulting denouement with nothing short of awe. And because Louis Leterrier is a damn skillful puppeteer, I won't let my minor criticisms about the reveal and the slower pace of the second half sound too loudly.
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"The Con Artists" had the potential to become a truly fantastic film. When it came to the actual magic tricks, it was something that I wanted to see from magicians and, of course, something more. However, as the ending approached and the explanations began, the viewer started to feel that something was rotten beneath the surface. With the conclusion, it all came to light like a startled fish. The film, which had been pretending to be a clever film about magicians, eventually turned into a brutally butchered trick with an ending that simply had to disappoint. There is nothing clever about it anymore; it's all very cheap and simple. It's a shame, a terrible shame, because the journey towards it was good. Sometimes the journey is not enough; sometimes the goal is truly essential. It was here. More: http://www.filmovy-denik.cz/2013/07/podfukari-2013-55.html
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