I
always wanted to be a magician. I would picture me in front of an audience
wowing them with the tricks I performed, or maybe just to pick up an attractive
girl at the bar. Either way it was the performance that would matter. There is
something about magic that grabs our attention whenever we see it. I think it
is because either we want to believe magic is real or we want to be that one
guy who figured out how the trick was done. The question on everyone’s mind
after seeing a trick is always the same, “How did they do it”?
In “Now
You See Me” the new film from director Louis Leterrier (The Incredible Hulk)
magic and the art of distraction play a big role. Four street magicians, all
with a particular talent, are summoned to an apartment in New York and shown
something that will change their lives. They come together and form “The Four
Horseman”, who are magicians who want to give a little something back to their
audience. J. Daniel Atlas (Jesse
Eisenberg), Merritt McKinney (Woody Harrelson), Henley Reeves (Isla Fisher) and
Jack Wilder (Dave Franco) are the ‘Horsemen.’ They perform one elaborate trick
after another, all while the F.B.I, Interpol, and a former magician named
Thaddeus (Morgan Freeman) chase after them. The Horsemen want everyone to keep
an eye on them; because in their mind the more they think you see the easier it
will be to fool you.
I think every
time you see a magic trick you want to leave with amazement in your eyes,
because you just saw something you can’t believe. You play it over in your
mind, trying to find the flaw in the trick, or the point you think they fooled
you. Well like a good magic trick this story will trick you to think that you
know what is going on. The story is fair enough, and the characters you can
take or leave, but the twist and turns more than make up its faults. I like to
have that moment in movies where I thought I had it all figured out, and then
the old curve ball is thrown and I just think to myself, well played Mr.
storyteller. “Now You See Me” is one of those movies that do just that. With a
great cast and an intriguing story, you will enjoy trying to figure out where
the movie is taking you. In a marketplace where sequels and remakes are
everywhere you look, it is nice to see there are still some originality out there.
I believe there is an old saying that says that everyone loves a magician. Well
in this movie you get four of them, so that must mean you should really love
this movie. That might not be true, but I know that you will enjoy the ride and
you might ask as the end “How did they do that”?
Brian Taylor
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