"Now You See Me" is a suspense film following four street magicians - Daniel (Jesse Eisenburg), Henley (Isla Fisher), Merritt (Woody Harrelson), and Jack (Dave Franco) - brought together by a mysterious hooded man. The group begin performing together in large venues as "The Four Horsemen" and sponsored by an insurance magnate. At a show in Las Vegas the magicians perform a trick where an audience member seemingly robs a bank in Paris by teleporting then showering the crowd with money. The bank in Paris reports missing money and FBI Agent Dylan Rhodes (Mark Ruffalo) is soon on the case. Agent Rhodes is joined, not by his choice, by Interpol Agent Alma Dray (Melanie Laurent). The pair encounter ex-magician Thaddeus (Morgan Freeman), who now attempts to expose magician secrets. Rhodes and Dray track the Horsemen to their next show in New Orleans while trying to learn the magicians' secrets.
This film features an all-star cast and a great script up until a point. I thought everything was good in terms of the suspense and the plot until the ending just really fell kind of flat. This is one where one has to wonder if the writers got tired and tried to go for a semi-shocking ending but lost steam. Currently there is a sequel being filmed that will attempt to pick up where this one ends, which should be interesting. Bottom line: this one is a lot of fun and a nice ride until the very end.
Enjoy it until the end - B
I enjoyed this movie. Was lots of fun. Ended abruptly yes, but...
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