A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy — full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences. From the time that they first met as young magicians on the rise, Robert Angier and Alfred Borden were competitors. However, their friendly competition evolves into a bitter rivalry making them fierce enemies-for-life and consequently jeopardizing the lives of everyone around them. Set against the backdrop of turn-of-the-century London.
The 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 challeng...
"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 conjurer...
"Are you watching closely?" So begins Christopher Nolan's fifth film, yet another cunning exercise in narrative sleight-of-hand - this time set in Victorian London - which requires sharp senses. Scaling back after his gargantuan Batman Begins, Nolan returns to the manner of his debut Following and its momentous follow-up Memento. In other words, take nothing for granted in this tale of two magicians whose rivalry escalates into a deadly game of cat-and-mouse.
Based on the novel by Christopher Priest, the film starts at a crucial axis point with a scene, shown as edited highlights, which we return to later. Cockney illusionist Alfred Border (Christian Bale) sneak...
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