October 22, 2006

The Prestige vs. The Illusionist

In the battle of the 2006 magician movies I say that The Prestige is the clear winner. The Illusionist was pretty and reasonably diverting entertainment, but it was also predictable and rather light. Not bad by any means, but neither was it exceedingly enlightening or entertaining. The Prestige is much deeper, much darker, and features a lot more twists and turns. If you pay attention you can figure it out (or parts of it at least), but thankfully it's not nearly as obvious as The Illusionist. Christian Bale is excellent, too. So ... neither movie is bad, but if you are looking for twists and depth and a piece of entertainment that'll command your attention throughout, I'd pick the Prestige.

Oh, btw, I finally used NetFlix for a feature film again, and watched Art School Confidential. Yawn. The acting was good, but the script was dull and obvious.

Posted by armand at October 22, 2006 09:57 PM | TrackBack | Posted to Movies


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