The Prestige

Unfortunately, that makes it so hard to explain why a movie like The Prestige is such a disappointment.....Unfortunately, the Nolans take The Prestige in precisely the opposite direction and fall into the same trap that doomed the sloppy The Illusionist :.... ... Full Review

Unfortunately, that makes it so hard to explain why a movie like The Prestige is such a disappointment. Unfortunately, the Nolans take The Prestige in precisely the opposite direction and fall into the same trap that doomed the sloppy The Illusionist : building everything around the assumption that the audience will be amazed and surprised by the Big Reveal, and leaving little for those who watched with more than one eye half-open. ... Full Review

This is also the formula for the film's structure, which takes us on a high-wire act that builds towards a shocking climax. They start to harass one another, sabotaging the other's act, never afraid to 'get their hands dirty'. ... Full Review

These aren't some small time prestidigitators but superstar performers whose every trick ends in the resolution, known in magic circles as The Prestige - the third and final act in any magic trick. This is also the formula for the film's structure, which takes us on a high-wire act that builds towards a shocking climax. ... Full Review

I did not hate The Prestige, but I certainly did not walk away from it as impressed as I was with Nolan’s three previous efforts. So, it was with a fair amount of anticipation that I sat down to give The Prestige another spin, this time with the benefit of hindsight. ... Full Review

It is an intriguing flick, with turns and twists.....Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, and Michael Cain were all sincere and passionate in their acting.... ... Full Review

With a sinking heart, I realized that " The Prestige " had jumped the rails, and that rules we thought were in place no longer applied. Houdini would have been active at the time of " The Prestige ," but his insights would have been fatal to the movie's plot, which is the problem with the plot. ... Full Review

The Prestige is the perfect movie for you....I will be honest, when I heard a movie about magic I thought boring....... ... Full Review

he is an incredibly brilliant actor.....Personally I think, Hugh Jackman gives one of his best performances ever in The Prestige.....You aren't quite sure what to think of the conflicted, immoral, Angier.An intense Christian Bale gives a good.... ... Full Review

he is an incredibly brilliant actor.....An intense Christian Bale gives a good....Personally I think, Hugh Jackman gives one of his best performances ever in The Prestige ..... ... Full Review