The Prestige

Even when the film detours to Colorado, where Jackman commissions Nikola Tesla (a brilliantly cast David Bowie) for a special engineering project, theres a strong sense that it will pay off down the line. ( Read More )

Roger Ebert

Im no good at it, even though I bored my friends for years with cheesy illusions, and even today can make a dime disappear from your forehead.These days I am most impressed with the skills required for close up magic. ( Read More )

Ben Walters

And in devoting so much room to hollow romantic subplots, the film ends up breaking two of the magicians cardinal rules: not only does it tell you how its all done, it takes so long about it that youve got time to look up its sleeves and work it out for yourself. ( Read More )

Nick Schager

Underneath the films tantalizing stratagems lies little more than mundane truths. ( Read More )

Ann Hornaday

(Daniel Hertzberg for The Post) The on screen banners known as chyrons were once flat, artless labels that were about as exciting as an airport arrival and departure board. ( Read More )