NLJ

Tiny bit predictable at some point but still pure pleasure to watch.

gahudnall-deleted-1490229630

A long movie with lots of great illusions and good acting but the storyline wasn'#39;t convincing or enthralling.

nclsane

Just an illusion! What an illusion! Where'#39;s my time? My fuckin'#39; time! Give me back my time! This is a shit, not a film. Honestly, and - even if it doesn'#39;t seem - kindly, N.

acidfreecookies

This movie is pretty much The Prestige without everything that made the Prestige a masterpiece.

coolnow

Great movie, but it reminded me of The Prestige too much, which i liked better.

BourneRambler

_The Illusionist_ is a movie that will leave you mesmerized with its unique and intriguing plot. The film weaves a spellbinding tale that will keep you interested, as you try to piece together the clues and unravel the mystery. The acting in the film is also top-notch, with strong performances that bring the characters to life and add to the overall enjoyment of the movie. It's a good watch if you're looking for a film that will transport you into a world of magic and mystery.

Cautious7175

story and acting isn't great. The plot is also too predictable for this type of movie as you realize everything way before it is revealed.

anobium

A good magician can keep you guessing about where the trick is going to go. A really good magician can tell you at the start where the trick is going to go and still surprise and delight you when that's where it goes. Perhaps the best magicians are the ones who are just so good that even when you know exactly what they're doing you still can't catch them doing it. This, unfortunately, is the kind of trick where you see at the start exactly where it's going to go, and spend the rest of the performance noticing every single time a card gets palmed or slipped up a sleeve, ready to be produced later.

Idek

Years later, I find that Norton was barely making a background with one expression, and Giamatti and Sewell showed real acting here.

macca136

Stumbled across this on our S**t Film Saturday (we just put a random film on) It did become watchable and kept our attention. Some very good acting throughout. Good plot twists but became predicable towards the end.

Onofre Bouvilla

Level '#34;Excellent'#34; • 8 :heart: • Recommended.

emre.tamer

It has a little mystery from the beginning until the end but the problem is its level is not going high or down never. It causes your excitement is going away. And I think the end has not enough explanation, so it is going to my average movie rank.

ElNinoNono

Un Norton impeccable pour un film correct qui sait nous entraîner dans son univers malgré quelques défauts et scènes trop prévisibles. 

Bob.Frapples

Spoilers

As much as I hate to admit it, they got me. Didn'#39;t see it coming. Will leave it at that so this doesn'#39;t become a plot spoiler. I thought the acting was fair and kind of sporadic. Ed Norton at times seemed a little too stiff. I know he was trying to portray a stoic magician but the only other turn of the century illusionist I know is Harry Houdini and I'#39;ve seen footage of him performing, and he was nothing like that for all those who say Ed was acting appropriate for the time period. However, he is believable which is all you can ask. Paul Giamatti steals the show. His performance was solid, and you can feel the trichotomy in him between his allegiance to the prince and his duty as chief inspector and the burning curiosity to know how the tricks are performed. This movie is very entertaining and I do recommend it.

TotatoPomato

Boring, neat ending well wrapped up ending.

richieb69

Great flm. When you spend so much time watching some absolute tosh with the latest movies going back a few years to watch the ones you missed is truly worthwhile.