Review of The Illusionist (2006) by David L — 19 Oct 2017
The Illusionist has problematic pacing, the direction from Neil Burger is quite weak and the structure of the film is very odd as the mystery begins only at the half-mark and thus the first half is prolonged and the second one is awfully rushed.
However, this is still such a pleasing, wonderfully old-fashioned mix of genres with the fantastical elements being intriguing and a mystery being very well thought out and fascinating. The movie also looks and sounds good with pretty good performances among which Paul Giamatti stole the show with such a terrific performance in such a great role.
This review of The Illusionist (2006) was written by David L on 19 Oct 2017.
The Illusionist has generally received very positive reviews.
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