Review of Now You See Me 2 (2016) by Jamie C — 01 Sep 2016

This is actually worst than the first installement, which is quite impresive. Bad, just plain bad.

This review of Now You See Me 2 (2016) was written by Jamie C on 01 Sep 2016.

Now You See Me 2 has generally received mixed reviews.

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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 Pamela N (23) on 25 Nov 2018

It did not hold my attention. After seeing the first Now You See Me I had already had enough but my family wanted to see the next one…

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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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This entire smoke-and-mirrors roller coaster is utterly preposterous, yet undeniably fun…

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By Renuka Vyavahare (150) for The Times of India (879) on 07 Nov 2017

If you are a fan of fast-paced heist thrillers, this one's watchable if not as entertaining as the prequel…

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