Review of Death Defying Acts (2007) by Garry G — 26 Jun 2008

Just the right side of soppy for me, but main reason to see it is for saorsie ronan as Zeta Jones' daughter....she's amazing plus cinematography is good.

This review of Death Defying Acts (2007) was written by Garry G on 26 Jun 2008.

Death Defying Acts has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Facu S (119) on 24 Aug 2010

Basada en un episodio de la vida de Houdini, mezcla una historia ficticia de amor con hechos reales de su vida…

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By Andrew I (238) on 04 Jan 2010

I liked The Illusionist and I liked The Prestige, so a similar genre film about Houdini in Scotland made by the BBC would be good too, right…

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By Stevee T (113) on 13 Apr 2010

Death Defying Acts (2007) is just one of those DVDs which I grabbed off the shelf without thinking…

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By Jim L (613) on 27 Jan 2012

The opening scene was interesting, but it goes downhills from there…

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By Princess Z (2) on 30 Nov 2009

Okay, it wasn't really that exciting, but cut it some slack, the end was really good…

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By Tibor B (317) on 06 Sep 2009

Nicely shot but dramatically dull fictional story of Harry Houdini's relationship with a poor single Edinburgh mum, who scrapes a living from…

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By Marcus B (319) on 22 Dec 2011

I really cannot figure out what was the point of that movie.Creators of this movie pick up two facts from Houdinis life, twist them around…

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By Kaleem Aftab (340) for The National (UAE) (421) on 13 May 2018

Every line spoken is so austere that the characters seem like they're acting in straitjackets…

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By David G (2,424) on 06 Mar 2012

I don't like Houdini! The man, from what I know of him. Guy Pierce makes some nice interesting films…

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By Becca D (191) on 26 Apr 2010

Fictional Tale of Houdini.. Unlike 'The Illusionist' or 'The Prestige', this flick seems 'lil bit plain…

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