Review of Now You See Me 2 (2016) by Joshua Y — 27 Mar 2017

Just as good as the first one, I love smoke and mirror movies.

This review of Now You See Me 2 (2016) was written by Joshua Y on 27 Mar 2017.

Now You See Me 2 has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Harry T (192) on 02 Mar 2018

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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 Lilian L (172) on 25 Nov 2018

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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 Raj Rawal (1) for What the Flick?! (134) on 05 Jun 2018

The card heist scene in the second act was some of the most fun I've had in the theatre...I recommend it enough for a matinee…

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By David M (3,086) 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 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 James Plath (543) for Family Home Theater (140) on 16 Jan 2018

A solid sequel that's as glitzy and stylish as the first--even though it may be a little harder to figure out…

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By Kai82 (336) on 14 Dec 2019

They should have stopped after the first movie (I gave it a 10/10). There are ideas that work only ones and are wasted in a sequel…

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