Review of Now You See Me 2 (2016) by Aleksandar C — 08 Feb 2017

Lacks the entertainment of it's predecessor.

This review of Now You See Me 2 (2016) was written by Aleksandar C on 08 Feb 2017.

Now You See Me 2 has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Drone41 (69) on 09 Feb 2018

After really interesting and cool first part I watched this kind of exaggeration...so sad…

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By Tevin F (1) on 26 Dec 2018

Fun movie that isn't perfect. The card toss scene is arguably one of the coolest scenes in cinema history…

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By Borgoros (14) on 09 Apr 2018

The first movie is high on itself, this is even more high on it self. Same with eisenberg... Its just dumb and not as cool as it think it is…

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By Matthew D (1,591) on 21 Oct 2017

Upon witnessing the credits, one can only wonder, was the first movie even that good to warrant a sequel? 2/5 stars…

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By Matthew Bond (673) for The Mail on Sunday (UK) (704) on 22 Oct 2017

The hope behind the NYSM franchise seems to be that if they keep it quick, slick and well-acted, we won't notice what tosh it is…

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By Kj_20 (22) on 23 Mar 2022

The Best Magic trick is to complete remove more than half of this movie, because in simple words it is pure garbage…

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By Serge L (642) on 10 Feb 2018

Agree with the critics here. Empty film full of magic tricks. The only fun is to guess how or what. The big crowds cheering make no sense at all…

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By Sean G (809) on 07 Jul 2018

Much like the first film, NYSM2 is a mess of plot holes, impossible magic and endless exposition…

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By Lisa Johnson Mandell (104) for AtHomeInHollywood.com (165) on 21 Aug 2018

This is not going to be the hit of the summer, but the spectacle, energetic score and totally invested cast make it a worthwhile watch…

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By Jacob B (1,524) on 10 Feb 2018

Agree with the critics here. Empty film full of magic tricks. The only fun is to guess how or what. The big crowds cheering make no sense at all…

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