Director of "Clash of the Titiains", Louis Leterrier returns to his roots with his new action movie "Now You See Me" starring Jesse Eisenberg, Isla Fisher, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco and Morgan Freeman. Opening up the movie with the individual stories of a cocky street magician (Jesse), his former assistant (Isla), a once-famous mentalist (Woody), and a slight-of-hand artist (Dave). During each of their shows, a stranger in a hoodie slips each of them a card with a date and a New York address on it. A year later we are in present day at a show in Las Vegas where the group is headlining under the name The Four Horseman. As the big finale, the group picks a audience at random, or so the audience thinks so, to be transported to his bank in France in a elaborate illusion.The next day the Four Horseman is brought in by the FBI to be questioned about a robbery at the bank featured in their act the night before. The movie goes on with more stunts the group pulls that returns the money that was stolen from the public by a greedy investor to the rightful owners. The movie ends with a plot twist that the FBI agent (Mark Ruffalo) investigating their case was actually the one pulling the strings.
I liked the movie and found it entertaining every second it was on the screen with never a dull moment. The illusions make you wonder how they were performed, making you forget you are watching a Hollywood movie and transporting you to Las Vegas, in the audience of the Four Horseman's show. It was also interesting that the script had Morgan Freeman as a ex-magician who explains to the FBI agent how the group performed each trick. There is a love story within the action filled movie between Mark and his assistant in the case. The movie ends with a cute scene between Mark and his love throwing a key into the river in France locking away their love and secrets forever. The last line leaves an open ending for a possible second movie.
I would give this movie a 3/5 for its ability to keep you on the edge of your seat for the complete duration of the movie. Also I appreciated how the love story that was intertwined was very subtle, really only popping up within the last five minutes, making the movie a true action movie not a romance.
I liked the movie and found it entertaining every second it was on the screen with never a dull moment. The illusions make you wonder how they were performed, making you forget you are watching a Hollywood movie and transporting you to Las Vegas, in the audience of the Four Horseman's show. It was also interesting that the script had Morgan Freeman as a ex-magician who explains to the FBI agent how the group performed each trick. There is a love story within the action filled movie between Mark and his assistant in the case. The movie ends with a cute scene between Mark and his love throwing a key into the river in France locking away their love and secrets forever. The last line leaves an open ending for a possible second movie.
I would give this movie a 3/5 for its ability to keep you on the edge of your seat for the complete duration of the movie. Also I appreciated how the love story that was intertwined was very subtle, really only popping up within the last five minutes, making the movie a true action movie not a romance.
Hi Lauren, Unfortunately, your first paragraph seems dangerously close to plagiarism. Here are some excerpts from a review by professional critic Ignatiy Vishnevetsky: "Leterrier’s new film, "Now You See Me," is in some ways a return to his roots.... The movie opens by introducing the four leads: a cocky street magician (Jesse Eisenberg); his former assistant (Isla Fisher), whose solo act focuses on gory stunts; a once-famous mentalist (Woody Harrelson) who's been reduced to using cold reading and hypnosis to shake down people for cash; and a sleight-of-hand artist (Dave Franco, brother of James) who moonlights as a pickpocket. A hoodie-wearing stranger slips each of them a Tarot card inscribed with a date and a New York address. Flash forward to Las Vegas a year later, where the four now perform as a headlining act called the Four Horsemen. For their big finale, they present a complicated illusion where a random audience member appears to be teleported into the vault of his bank..."
ReplyDeleteWhen you use another source, you must cite it. In addition, your post doesn't seem to meet the requirements. There should be a paragraph about the cinematic elements, a paragraph about a key scene, etc. Please revisit this post or talk to me if you have questions.
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