Saturday, October 21, 2006

The Prestige (Short)


director: Christopher Nolan
writer: Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan

This magical mystery is more sophisticated and complex than the recent The Illusionist. The comparison is inevitable due to the proximity of release dates and themes.
While I found The Illusionist completely predictable, The Prestige had me wrapped around the tale, guessing and curious. This film is filled with hints and foreshadowing, along with ambiguous characters and real acting, especially from the reliable Christian Bale. The film draws in the audience not just with a twist ending, which it does contain, but with a depth in storytelling worthy of not just a simple magic trick, but a magical illusion.

rating: ****/***** (a definite-see)

recommendations: Memento, One Hour Photo, Insomnia

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