2.5/5
Stars
Director Louis Leterrier (of ‘Transporter’,
‘Transporter 2’, ‘Clash Of The Titans’ and ‘The Incredible Hulk’ fame) brings
together distinguished actors (Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Mark Ruffalo,
Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher and Jesse Eisenberg) for this film, which revolves
around the world of magic.
The screenplay is crisp and fast-paced, and
the performances are brilliant. However, the climax (with the supposedly
unfathomable twist in the end) leaves a lot to be desired. However, ‘Now You
See Me’ is very much watchable. It will keep you engaged through its duration
of two hours, and the premise is quite interesting. Clichéd, but interesting
enough!
Four street-magicians, J. Daniel Atlas
(Jesse Eisenberg), Merritt McKinney (Woody Harrelson), Henley Reeves (Isla
Fisher) and Jack Wilder (Dave Franco), receive mysterious invitations from an
entity named 'The Eye'. Four of them, who happen to vaguely know about each
other, land up at the given address only to be greeted with an empty house
laden with a few surreal objects.
A year later, these four street-magicians
turn into big-time stage illusionists in Las Vegas. Referred to as 'The Four
Horsemen', the team is sponsored by Arthus Tressler (Michael Caine), who is an
insurance magnate.
The magicians decide to end this show by
pulling off their biggest trick – a bank robbery.
So, their volunteer is apparently tele-ported
to a bank in Paris, where he activates an air-duct, which sucks up the money
and transports it to the show in Las Vegas.
FBI agent Dylan Rhodes (Mark Ruffalo) and
Interpol Agent Alma Vargas (Melanie Laurent) are called upon to investigate
into the theft. We are also introduced to Thaddeus Bradley (Morgan Freeman), an
ex-magician who makes money by revealing the secrets behind other magicians'
tricks. Thaddeus goes on to play an important part in the film's story.
What follows is a cat-and-mouse game between
the law enforcement and 'The Four Horsemen'!
The element of suspense is inherent through
the film, as you can never figure out who the 'bad guys' are till the climactic
moments. The magic tricks, pulled off in this film, are clichéd but presented
in a lavish manner. Visually, the film is brilliant and credit for that should
go to the people behind the production design, and the director. The dialogues,
especially, deserve special mention.
Concept-wise, the film had the potential to
be way better than what it was. It falters at the moments where it matters the
most. In films of other genres, if the climax of a brilliant film is a bit
underwhelming, it is still forgivable. However, in a film like this, where a
viewer's perspective can be overturned just by the ending, ‘Now You See Me’
leaves a lot to be desired.
‘Now You See Me’ is fairly entertaining.
However, with a better-written climax, it could have been way superior. It's
quite watchable though.
Shivom
Oza
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