Advantages: Great charecters, script. Disadvantages: Not much at all
From the director that brought us Memento and the two latest Batman films, Christopher Nolan excels himself with this dramatic thriller, The Prestige. The Plot The film begins with Michael Caine's character telling a young girl about a magic trick. Each magic trick has three parts, the Pledge, the Turn and then finally The Prestige.
The film follows two starting magicians, Angier and Borden. They start off as good friends but then turn into rivals ... ...went wrong. The two spend the film, trying to work out each other's secrets and ruin their tricks, eventually ruining their livelihood. Borden then however discovers a trick, the ultimate trick. This trick makes Angier loose his mind trying to work out how the hell Borden does this trick. The Characters
Hugh Jackman & Christian Bale play the two leads, Rupert Angier and Alfred Borden, the two give out fantastic powerful performances in this film. ...
DixieChick10 26.07.2008
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Advantages: Two rivals with one thing in common: Each has something hidden in plain sight. Disadvantages: None. Art house film marketing for major release due to it's all-star hollywood cast.
...act is called "The Pledge"; the magician shows you something ordinary, but of course... it probably isn't."
"The second act is called "The Turn"; the magician makes his ordinary some thing do something extraordinary."
"Now if you're looking for the secret... you won't find it, that's why there's a third act called, "The Prestige"; this is the part with the twists and turns, where lives hang in the balance, and you see something shocking you've ... ...Directed by Chris Nolan, the man who brought us Memento and Insomnia, oh yeah, and that Batman movie I didn't particularly feel one way or the other about.
The Prestige dares us to enter the competitive world of two up and coming illusionists, competitors so obsessed with giving the other his comeuppance that they end up destroying not only each other, but the very fabric of reality each of them so covetously cherished.
*deep breath after ridiculously ...
Coyote98 24.11.2006
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Advantages: Intrigue/ Acting/ Unusual/ Magic Disadvantages: Bit long for some 128 minutes
The Prestige is an extroardinary film that I had the pleasure to see this week. I saw it on the trailor for 'World Trade Centre' and thought it looked quite interesting so I bookmarked it in my mind until it was released. Of course, not many films live up to the trailors but this one did, in fact it surpassed them.
Directed by Christopher Nolan who brought us the likes of 'Batman Begins','Insomnia' and 'Memento' and adapted by Christopher along ... ...Angier.
Christain Bale (Batman Begins/ The Machinist/ Empire Of The Sun) - Albert Borden.
Michael Caine (Cider House Rules/ Batman Begins/ Get Carter) - Cutter.
Scarlett Johansson (Lost In Translation/ Girl With A Pearl Earring) - Olivia.
Piper Perabo (Coyote Ugly/ Cheaper By The Dozen) - Julia Angier.
David Bowie - Tesla.
Andy Serkis (Lord Of The Rings/ King Kong) - Alley.
Rebecca Hall - Sarah Borden.
But a great cast doesn't always mean ...
WormThatTurned 01.12.2006
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