![]() Woody Harrelson’s mentalism tricks are virtually superhuman and Dave Franco’s sleight of hand talents are barely used apart from a fun but ultimately unrealistic confrontation in an apartment building. Isla Fisher is little more than ‘the girl’ of the foursome, despite having an interesting introduction as a Houdini-style escape artist. Sadly this makes him a rather unlikeable lead for the film. Jesse Eisenberg takes a step away from his usual awkward persona to be an overly self-confident and arrogant member of ‘The Four Horsemen’. Also, as many of the stunts rely on camera trickery, the effect of them soon diminishes as the intelligence behind them is lacking any depth to provide a satisfying punch to what is being seen. no real explanation given for the intricate coincidences that allow the trick to happen) despite all the dialogue going against this idea. While most of the tricks are pretty easy to understand, some rely too heavily on magic being ‘real’ (i.e. The twists and turns of the plot are easy to follow and the stunts are ok but are often completely unbelievable and far-fetched. ‘Now You See Me’ is certainly a crowd pleaser but there is little in terms of depth and it’s a movie which leaves you wanting more. However, all this sleight of hand is possibly best described as fun but shallow. By playing into the ever enticing ‘heist’ style it knows that by setting up supposedly impossible tricks, and then showing us the increasingly unlikely ways they were done, there is going to be a core appeal that will sucker audiences in. ‘Now You See Me’ has a lot of style going for it. Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Morgan Freeman Now You See Me (2013) – Director: Louis Leterrier With their shows becoming more and more popular and the four magicians building up to a final, major event, Rhodes must catch them and get to the bottom of who is pulling the strings before ‘The Four Horsemen’ disappear forever. Lead FBI investigator, Dylan Rhodes, becomes obsessed with catching them and goes to famous magic debunker, Thaddeus Bradley, for help. They are arrested but, with no evidence against them, the police are forced to release them. A year later, at a show in Las Vegas, the magicians (now known as ‘The Four Horsemen’) successfully rob a bank in France and give all of the money to the audience. Times Square (Broadway, 7th Avenue, West 42nd and 47th Streets) Manhattan.Now You See Me – Four magicians, each with different talents are recruited by a mysterious benefactor. ![]() Storage Building, 5 45th Avenue and Vernon Boulevard, Brooklyn. Queensboro Bridge, East 59th Street, Manhattan. Orchard Street and Delancey Street, Manhattan.Įldridge Street and Division Street, Manhattan. Seems with illusions, dark secrets and hidden agendas galore as all involved are reminded of a great truth in this puzzle: the closer you look, the less you see.Įast River near Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan.Įast River (btw Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge) Brooklyn.īroome Street and Orchard Street, Manhattan.ĩ2 Orchard Street and Broome Street, Manhattan.ġ54 Rivington Street and Suffolk Street, Manhattan. ![]() What follows is a bizarre investigation where nothing is what it Solve even with the insights of the professional illusion exposer, Thaddeus Bradley (Morgan Freeman). However, this mystery proves difficult to This puts agents Dylan Rhodes (Mark Ruffalo) of the FBI and Alma Vargas of Interpol on the case to find out how they did it. Four magicians each answer a mysterious summons to an obscure address with secrets inside.Ī year later, they are the Four Horseman, big time stage illusionists who climax their sold out Las Vegas show with a bank apparently robbed for real. ![]()
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