Monday 1 July 2013

Now You See Me

Abracadabra! And poof the rabbit disappears.

Except it isn't a rabbit. It's 3 million euro. And it's not a hat, it's a bank in France, in which money was stolen and magically transported to Las Vegas at the same time. The clue is to not look too closely. You'll miss it if you do.

Now You See Me was magic crafted on the massive scale. We all hear of magicians committing crimes with their sleight of hand, but never in the setting of the elite.

The Four Horsemen are four extraordinarily talented magicians and hypnotists. Working for an unknown boss, they set up shows and give the audience their money's worth, literally. But every time they do, someone loses money big time.
Here comes in the FBI, who send their man to try to bust the Four Horsemen before they push through with another "magical" heist.

It was made well, with the phrase "the closer you look, the less you'll see" coming actively into play. The explanations were brilliant and of genius design. Everything was accounted for. And to top it off, the ending was completely unexpected. If you watch Now You See Me, no matter what your brain will predict, it will be different.
I'll give this a 5 out of 6. It was something worth watching.

But one word of advice: if you watch it, it shouldn't be confusing or a cliff-hanger. If it is for you, then you've watched it wrong and have looked too closely.

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