The prestige review
My Rating: 7.8/10
IMDb Rating: 8.5/10 Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 76% Metacritics Rating: 66/100 My Favorite Quotes 1. "Now you're looking for the secret. But you won't find it because of course, you're not really looking. You don't really want to work it out. You want to be fooled." - Cutter 2. "Never show anyone. They'll beg you and they'll flatter you for the secret, but as soon as you give it up... you'll be nothing to them." - Alfred Borden I can't say I loved this film. Their were many things I loved, but others I hated just like almost any movie. I'm not a big Hugh Jackman or Christian Bale fan. Because they act as the same people in almost every film they are in. They do a half descent job of helping build tension between the two on and off the stage due to their lust for vengeance towards one another. I felt their acting was better than average in this movie, but nothing spectacular by any stretch. Throughout the whole film I was certain that I knew what the plot twist was going to be. For the most part I did, but not the very end plot twist because there were two. The end plot twist caught me completely off guard and for that reason alone I enjoyed the film. I still believe the ending was poor due to the fact that people died and no one gave a shit. Not to mention there was no justice for Hugh Jackman. He was just shit on even further. I liked Batmans Butler he was very good. A hated the attempted romance because I felt no remorse for anyone's death. A good movie and worth watching, but in my opinion The Illusionist is a slighly better film the thriller, magical, and acting aspects. This film is still a very good movie, just maybe a bit too long. |
Positives and Negatives
+ Plot Twist
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- Alright acting
- Ending
- Death scenes
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- Alright acting
- Ending
- Death scenes
Criteria /10
Acting/Characters: 7/10
Plot: 8/10
Originality: 8/10
Pacing: 6/10
Soundtrack: 7/10
Dialogue: 9/10
Special Effect: 8/10
Theme: 7/10
Ending: 6/10
Plot: 8/10
Originality: 8/10
Pacing: 6/10
Soundtrack: 7/10
Dialogue: 9/10
Special Effect: 8/10
Theme: 7/10
Ending: 6/10