Review of Now You See Me (2013) by Aaron A — 31 Jan 2016

Now You See Me's plot is an interesting concept and fields a pretty strong cast list but unfortunately it lacks substance. It definitely feels like smoke and mirrors are being used here to make this magic caper grander than it actually it is. It's by no means awful but just rather average. I thought the ending was a bit lame aswell, sure there was a twist but it didn't really create the surprise it was probably aiming for. Plus it just created a plot hole for me to be honest, it didn't quite add up.

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So, how does a son of a dead magician end up being an FBI agent working on his own case? That is a little too farfetched for my liking...

Despite all of this, I would be keen to see what they do with the sequel..