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Genres:
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Drama /
Mystery /
Sci-Fi /
Thriller /
Music
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Release:
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Director:
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Christopher Nolan
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Actors:
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Jamie Harris,
Mark Ryan,
Daniel Davis,
Samantha Mahurin,
Hugh Jackman,
Christian Bale,
Michael Caine,
Piper Perabo,
Rebecca Hall,
Scarlett Johansson,
David Bowie,
Andy Serkis,
Jim Piddock,
Christopher Neame,
Roger Rees
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Duration:
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130 min.
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Rating:
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(8.4/10)142
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Plot Summary:
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A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long contend for superiority -- non-restricted of conviction, double-dealing and jealousy with dangerous and precise consequences. From the experience that they first met as young magicians on the rise, Robert Angier and Alfred Borden were competitors. However, their at home tournament evolves into a bitter conflict making them fierce enemies-to save-existence and consequently jeopardizing the lives of every Tom around them. Specify against the backdrop of rotate-of-the-century London.
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Prestige, The
Claudia PuigThe Prestige is a visually stunning, startlingly clever sleight of hand that will have audiences pondering well after the lights go up.
Stylishly directed by Christopher Nolan (Batman Begins) and written by Nolan and his brother Jonathan, who came up with Memento, one of the most innovative, twisting, turning art films of the past decade. Think of this as Memento for mass audiences.
Prestige does have a few contrivances, but with the handsome and talented cast, led by Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Michael Caine and Scarlett Johansson, it is a movie that will engage smart moviegoers. It dazzles with its stunning period production design and challenges us to see if we can guess where it's leading.
The suspenseful tale is built on illusion...
Prestige, The
Dennis Harvey"Every great magic trick has three acts," we're told early on in The Prestige. Title is lingo for a stage stunt's capper moment. Yet that's precisely where Christopher Nolan's plush period mystery goes from middling to messy. Tale of dueling magicians, played by Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale, takes itself awfully seriously, yet might have ideally suited a 1938 programmer pitting Karloff against Lugosi. Combined high polish, so-so character involvement, and a confusing denouement won't help this handsome production once word-of-mouth trumps alluring advance come-ons.
Pic will also suffer from being "the other" movie about 19th-century professional conjurers, though it's very different from current "The Illusionist." While that pic is essentially a romanc...
Prestige, The
"Are you watching closely?" So begins Christopher Nolan's fifth film over, yet another cunning harry in account sleight-of-assistance - this time leave c set out in Victorian London - which requires piquant senses. Scaling servants' after his gargantuan Batman Begins, Nolan returns to the manner of his debut Following and its momentous follow-up Token memorabilia. In other words, lease nothing respecting granted in this tale of two magicians whose stream escalates into a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse. Based on the narrative by Christopher Reverend, the cloud starts at a important axis in the matter of with a tantrum, shown as edited highlights, which we return to later. Cockney illusionist Alfred Border (Christian Bale) sneaks backstage to find out how his o...
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