Now You See Me

First, let me just state the obvious before someone 'Comments' me on not stating the obvious. A) Yes, the plot is improbable. But so are the plots of most other movies. I mean, Marvel's Avengers? Not a likely series of events, starting with gamma radiation and the Incredible Hulk and ending with practically every time Iron Man flies and then lands on the ground and not getting flattened (because there is just no shock absorber or school of physics, really, that can take the pounding he gives that suit). But all in all, the Avengers was a great movie. Also, any Disney or Pixar movie can pretty much be chucked into the unlikely / improbable box and many, many of those are considered timeless classics (starts singing 'a wheema way a wheema way a wheema way a wheema way'). B) Yes, the events are somewhat predictable. Again, the plot twists - and there are a few - aren't as important in this film as the way those twists are executed. They are executed masterfully and well worth the second watching. Or third. C) The storyline isn't that original, but the famous-and-probably-dead person (or people?) that stated that there are only 7 (or 5, or 11) plots in the world isn't wrong. Or that far wrong, anyway. It's not the originality of the storyline that makes this movie extremely enjoyable to watch. It's the way the each separate character disappears into the forming of the singular plot (double entendre here intended) that makes the whole greater than the sum of its parts. The play is the thing, in the case of this movie, not the players. [Although they have their fun moments as well.] And now for the subjective, and therefore not as obvious (although maybe obvious to those who think on the same wavelength as I do)... (***SPOILER ALERT***)(***SPOILER ALERT***) The coolness factor with some of the simpler tricks is pretty gosh darn high. Even though some of these appeared in the trailers, they were still cool when I saw them again (and again) in the movie. Here's a few. 1) The handcuff trick. I want to be the person that pulls that off in real life. Seriously. Forget flying as a super power. I want the handcuff trick. 2) Speaking of flying... The flying into nothingness towards the end of the movie was a pretty cool exit scene. If I had to exit, stage right, I'd want it to look something like that. 3) The whole scene in the apartment when the not-so-dead magician basically runs from the bad (good?) guys by using insanely good ducking skills and a dishrag. It was a dishrag, right? Also, his sweater, or rather, creatively removing his sweater. Awesome. 4) The end scene, which I am sure ticked a few people off, I actually enjoyed. Maybe because I used to play professional poker, and it appealed to me in the same way pulling off a bluff only to find that my bluff was actually the best hand (because everyone else in the pot was on crack) does. ** SUPER SPOILER ALERT** The fact that the end of the movie ends with actual magic was just cool for me. Get it? They went through this whole complicated scheme using illusion and trickery to bring fantasy into the realm of reality, when, in reality, their reward was to become part of the fantasy. Me like! Some may not, but then they would be wrong.

Excellent movie. The extended version was just as good.

Nice suspense and action!

Great movie!!

I would actually give this movie a 4.5 star rating. I love the casting in this movie. They have a great ensemble cast with includes especially great performances by Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Mark Ruffalo and Woody Harrelson. This storyline of this movie invites four talented magicians to participate in a scheme that if they manage to pull it off, will enable the magicians to find the answers to a legendary question that only a few elite magician will ever become privy to. It takes a year to hone and develop everything to be able to pull off the scheme they have been invited to participate in. The first part of the scheme takes place as a magic show set in Las Vegas where the magicians manage to pull off a bank robbery in Paris while they are still in Las Vegas. This trick gets the FBI investigating the group of magicians called "the four horsemen". Morgan Freeman's character is also investigating the "four horsemen" and lets the FBI know that the trick they pulled off at the Las Vegas show is just the beginning and a mere distraction for what their true intent is. The next magic show trick is set in New Orleans. The "four horsemen" manage to rob their backer who is the insurer responsible for letting many in New Orleans down after Katrina. Michael Caine's character the backer then hires Morgan Freeman's character to investigate and to catch the "four horsemen". The "four horsemen" manage a couple of other tricks with the FBI in hot pursuit. The end of the movie reveals who really set up the whole plot to begin with. This movie has lots of twists and turns that you won't necessarily see coming. It is well written and filmed. I enjoyed this film so much that I wanted to add it to my Blu-ray collection. It was definitely one of the best films that I saw in the movie theater in 2013. Enjoy!

Best movie

Good movie

Good

This a review of the product, not the movie (at least at first). So far I have watched in both a full hd tv and a HD 720 projector. The colours are vibrant even in the projector and the blacks are satisfactory. Using a 5.1 to 7.1 product was as good as it could have been and there were no scenes in shich I had to play with the volume. That means that they did a really good job with the audio of this movie. The experience was enjoyable and everything a bluray should offer. The bluray comes with two choices. You either watch the there cal version or the extended. This is a features not many blurays have. The last time I came across this feature was in Beauty and the Beast. Usually they release two different copies of the movie and name the extended a collectors edition. That was not what happened with this one. A goof is the addition of a final scene in one version which takes you in the desert with the gang getting their next mission. The reality is that they wear different clothes because the scene was a merge of one deleted and one alternative scene. Nonetheless it's great to see what happens after even if after a closer inspection you realise what they did in the cutting room. Finally the menu has an easter egg which completely fooled my mother and the navigation is smooth and follows alog if order. The movie is enjoyable and the features of the blu ray enhance the experience. For me it was a merge of The Tourist and Sherlock Holmes, while heavily sparkled with magic. Not bad,not bat at all.

In a summer of sequels and reboots, Louis Leterrier (Clash of the Titans, The Incredible Hulk) offers "Now You See Me" a unique take on the magic/illusion game in the form of a heist/whodunit caper. This is a great film, fast, smart and taut...it is exceedingly clever. Bringing together a cast of four actors as central protagonists, the concept of bringing magic to the masses is offered in grand style. Jesse Eisenberg (Facebook, Zombieland) is the exceedingly clever, control freak illusionist Danny Atlas. Woody Harrelson is Merritt McKinney, a mentalist of some renown, now down on his luck, shaking down folks to make ends meet. Isla Fisher is Henley Reeves, a rising illusionist in her own right and former assistant to Danny Atlas. Dave Franco rounds out the cast as Jack Wilder, a sleight of hand, card trick expert. They are brought together by an invitation by an anonymous benefactor who enables them to elevate themselves to the big leagues, as the "Four Horsemen", a top tier Vegas magic act. The chemistry between the four is palpable.</p> Everything from this point on, however, is deception. The comment initially spoken by Eisenberg's Atlas is funny yet apt when being grilled by FBI lead investigator, Dylan Rhodes, ably played with barely controlled fury by the superb Mark Ruffalo (Avengers). He explains how he and his cohorts are able to teleport an audience member into a Parisian bank thousands of miles away and make the money in the bank vault disappear... ,"oh yeah, what is it the kids are calling it these days? Magic". The pace is fast, circuitous, and fun. The viewer is constantly bombarded with tricks, plot twists and the running commentary that the closer one looks, the less one sees. The viewer then tries to catch the tricks and in an effort to figure it out, becomes as mired in the plot as the apparently hapless FBI team. Melanie Laurent plays Interpol agent Alma Dray. Last seen in a starring role in "Inglorious Basterds", Laurent brings a fresh, open minded perspective to a case mired in standard detective work. She attempts to see behind and beneath the apparent illusions/heists being perpetuated by the Horsemen, finding herself in some degree of conflict with the seasoned agent Rhodes.</p> The plot revolves around the fact that the illusions being played out for the public are in fact Robin Hood style heists, resulting in huge amounts of money being given to the audience while none is kept for themselves. Their popularity and notoriety grows as the authorities attempt to close in. Added to the ever boiling pot are the fantastic Oscar winners Michael Caine as their backer, Arthur Tressler and famed magic debunker, Thaddeus Bradley, played with panache by Morgan Freeman. All characters are interconnected. Every aspect of this story is pertinent and the revelation is as crowd pleasing as it is brilliant. I will say no more other than you should see "Now You See Me"

Avevo visto questo film un paio di anni fa, appena uscito, e non l'avevo apprezzato molto. Probabilmente l'ho visto in maniera distratta, mentre per apprezzarlo bisogna prestare molta molta attenzione, visto che la sceneggiatura ha un ritmo senza fiato. Colpi di scena a raffica e una regia ispirata ne fanno un film ...magico! Unico neo: un finale un po' troppo affrettato. Una decina di minuti in più e sarebbe stato perfetto. Voto reale 4,5

Entregado perfecto, llegó un día antes de lo esperado y la caja estuvo en muy buenas condiciones. Además es una película que vale totalmente la pena. Lo único que no me gustó es que no vino con la caja de cartón que se ve en la foto, fuera de ello, todo venía intacto.

Muy buena pelicula en castellano de españa, calidad de sonido e imagen de peli original .... recomendable al 100 %