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Anyone seen it yet? How was it?

I thought it was AWESOME my friend! So many twists, everyone needs to see it.

Thanks...I will get out and see it! Is it fictional or is there some real history built into the story?

It is fictional, but yes, a little history is applied. Nikola Tesla is featured in the movie as creating "real magic". (a little corny)

The Prestige

In short: I went and saw it last night and while it wasn't quite what I was expecting, I liked it. I wasn't so sure I liked it while I was watching it, but in the end I'm glad I saw it. One of the largest pitfalls is that you can peg the ending too early on. The technical aspects of how they operated were interesting to me.

Actors: Good performances, all around. Michael Caine is excellent, and the leads are all well done. Hugh Jackman takes a bit to settle into the role and has a lot of screen time, but Christian Bale is into it quickly and effectively. David Bowie is surprising and does very well. The costuming and bit players really help fill out the era.

The Plot: The plot starts out simply enough with Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale as assistants in a magic show in which a disagreement over method causes an accident and brings the two to a bitter rivalry. Things go from bad to worse as the ever escalating rivalry goes beyond mere stage presence and into the realm of "Holy c*** (not the best), did he just do that?".
It's too easy to pick out the ending and plot twists early on, and that leads to some boredom as the movie diverges to America, from London, and takes its time getting back to what matters, but when the leads are interacting and coming after each other things are much more interesting. For me it is one of those movies where it's interesting to see things play out, even when you know in general what's going to happen.

Pros: Excellent design, good acting, a nice look at older magic style.

Cons: Poor pacing. It lets on too soon what's happening in some respects. Very few actual magic tricks are shown from the audience perspective, sometimes building up to a trick, then cutting away completely. And at over two hours long, it sometimes feels bogged down. Maybe it was just my theater, but it was really hard to hear voices over the background music and sound effects.

7/10

Well Ecko Zero and I tried to watch this movie on Friday/Saturday, but apparently it doesn't exist in Ipswich It wasn't listed as being on, or coming on in the furture!

uk release is 10th nov, been waiting for this one

Ack lame!

The silly website said 20th October

Heh that would be why then...

I loved the movie. I thought the reveal of the "twist" so early was genius, as it allowed you to focus on the horrors of what it lead to.

Just like to say I enjoyed the film thoroughly on Mon at 2.15pm in IPSWICH!

I saw it last week after my brother-in-law stated how fantastic it was but personally I found it a bit disappointing. I should have gone to see James Bond instead !

i saw this i enjoyed it too

guessed the end a bit early but was worth going