Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Ilsa Fisher, Dave Franco, Mark Ruffalo, Melanie Laurent, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine
Directed by Louis Leterrier
Run Time: 115 min
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Mystery, Action
Release Date: May 31, 2013
My Score: 8 out of 10
Synopsis:
J. Daniel Atlas (Eisenberg), Merritt McKinney (Harrelson), Henley Reeves (Fisher) and Jack Wilder (Franco) are mysterious pulled together by some unknown force that teams them up as a group of magicians called “The Four Horsemen.” But after the group has its first show in Las Vegas in which they successfully rob a bank in Paris of 3.2 million Euro, FBI agent Dylan Rhodes (Ruffalo) along with Interpol Agent Alma Vargas (Laurent) are after them to prevent any more robberies from happening, and more importantly figure out who they were able to rob the bank while they were halfway around the world with even be detected.
Review:
I had decent expectations for this movie as it looked like Ocean’s Eleven meets The Prestige, and with such a stellar cast it was impossible for this movie to fail. And what it delivered was easily a fun and thrilling summer flick that will keep you guessing at what is actually happening in the film and shock you when the final twist occurs as you would never have guessed it coming at all! Easily just pure fun and very well summer movie entertainment.
First off, the cast assembled for the movie was full of star power, and every single one of them brought their own signature style of entertainment to the film, whether it be Jesse Eisenberg’s slick style of humour he is known for or Mark Ruffalo’s frustration at a more contained level than when he was the Hulk last summer. Every character is perfect for the actor, and truly is just fun to watch a movie with such a talented cast that it takes your mind off some of the very bizarre and impossible plot twists as you could care less as the movie is just so much fun!
Plot wise, this movie is full of twists and turns at every scene, and the fact that some of them don’t make sense are just fine, as that is the purpose of them in the movie. The movie all works around one line “the closer you look, the less you’ll see” and that is the purpose for everything. The plot thrives because of this as the big secret of the movie is something you would have never guessed trying to follow the movie, so the odd plot twist that is completely from left field are welcomed. It creates a very fun thrill ride across the country following our group of magicians, and you’ll honestly be thinking this is what Ocean’s Eleven could have been like if Christopher Nolan directed it. The movie features some great action sequences as well, and is full of great laughs, so honestly, the few plot twists that are impossible are so minor that you don’t even notice them till after the film when you try and figure out the big secret, and you could care less as the ride was so much fun!
Final Thoughts:
Easily the most pure fun I’ve had at the movies this summer from a completely original idea, Now You See Me is something that definitely deserves a second watch and then many more to see if you can prevent yourself from getting to close so you don’t miss everything happen right in front of your eyes!!
Starring: Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Liam Neeson, Cillian Murphy, Nestor Carbonelll, Aidan Gillen, Juno Temple
amazing movies all in one film, truly the best way to end The Dark Knight Trilogy. Christopher Nolan has yet again crafted another incredibly long movie (this one being his longest) with an excellent cast with a plot that is extremely intriguing and fulls of twists that will leave the audience speechless when the movie is over.
The cast for the movie was outstanding!! All the returning Batman actors were great, and the new ones were tremendous and stole the screen for a good portion of the movie. Most notable of the returning cast members was Michael Caine as Alfred. He is just a phenomenal actor and he had some amazing scenes in the film that really added to Bruce Wayne’s story arc that tied back to the original movies, the scenes were just beautifully acted and very emotional to say the least. My favourite was Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle! She was perfect, she looked the part, had amazing one liners and truly embodied the character, I don’t think anyone else can ever play that role again (including you Michelle Pfieffer!) Anne Hathaway is Catwoman. End of story. The other new character I liked was Joseph Gordon-
Levitt’s rookie cop John Blake. His character turned out to be very crucial to the overall plot of the film and carried a great portion of the emotional part of the story. And he did a great job!!! Such a fine actor who always gives a great performance no matter the movie. The only let down was Tom Hardy as Bane, but it was not due to his acting more just the character as Bane is really just a glorified brute in Batman and the character apart from being the most terrifying villain Batman has encountered, didn’t give Hardy much room to act and give a stellar performance as he is a great actor, but the performance is still very good despite that. And Marion Cotillard, such a fine actress in all of her films, always a delight to see on screen especially in a Christopher Nolan film.
The effects in the movie were amazing, though the best part was most of what you thought were effects weren’t! Thanks to Christopher Nolan’s perfect choice of avoiding computer effects when ever possible, the movie seems very realistic which really helps Nolan’s mission which is to tell the story of Bruce Wayne, a man and not a superhero, and keep his trilogy grounded in real life terms which has what made the trilogy so mind blowing. This keeps the movie very intense as effects are not used to hook the audience, but more the brilliant plot created by Nolan and the excellent performances from the entire cast!
it even more exciting and not over the top superhero fight sequences, very humanized and more tying into the human aspect of the film and not going for over the top entertainment, which surprisingly makes the movie exactly that. And to add, Hans Zimmer score is absolutely amazing, having very loud intense themes and quite parts which fits every scene perfectly and adds to the emotional of the film. But unlike The Dark Knight, the score is an amazing stand alone soundtrack that is easily enjoyed while not watching the film, but still manages to perfectly fit each scene and make the movie as thrilling and emotional as possible.
The IMAX format is the best way to see the movie. Christopher Nolan used IMAX cameras while filming the movie, and at least half of the movie is in that format including the long, intense, shocking, and epic finale of the movie. Combined with the sheer size of the screen, the picture quality and the excellent sound system, watching it in IMAX is truly a whole other experience and definitely worth the extra money or else you don’t get to truly experience the film the way that Christopher Nolan intended it to be.
