The first time I saw the Now You See Me trailers I thought it looked well... incredibly stupid. And I thought that up until today, when my friend finally got me to go see it. And actually, I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. However, this may have been because of the low expectations I had for it walking in. This movie has many positives, however, those positives are coupled with many negatives. Let's jump right into the review.
The movie is able to benefit the most off of well, the theme of the movie, the magic. The magic tricks (along with the robbery, intrigue, and everything else that goes along with it), besides a few odd tricks that would have been impossible to do in real life (illusions or not) weave flawlessly into the plot, which makes for a very suspenseful thriller that had me guessing what would happen next at every turn.
The trailers for this movie didn't begin to show what an engaging plot this movie actually had. Now You See Me has a very immersive plot that continues to grow and develop until the movie's end. However, this is also a drawback. As the movie starts to come to a close there is a large amount of unnecessary plot twists that just make the movie harder (than it already impossibly was) to follow. This leads to many of the movie's key plot points being left unanswered, and while this could have just been to leave room for a possible sequel, from my perspective and from what I heard as I was leaving the theater, it just made for a very frustrated audience.
Another bonus of this movie is the cast. The star studded cast is able to deliver the humor, drama, and intensity that is all packed into the overall great dialogue. While it's incredibly obvious that the movie highlights Jesse Eisenberg as the main star, each star has a chance to shine, and they all capture it perfectly.
Overall, while I was expecting very little out of this movie, I actually found myself really enjoying it, and besides from a few weak plot points, this is an enjoyable summer flick that I recommend fans of suspenseful movies to go check it out!
-Colby
-Colby
