Review of The Illusionist (2006) by Xa?Ib Ä — 01 Jul 2016

What (director Neil) Burger and his colleagues have done is to entrance us with a richly acted, beautifully produced story.

This review of The Illusionist (2006) was written by Xa?Ib Ä on 01 Jul 2016.

The Illusionist has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Charlie L (477) on 28 May 2016

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It's no Prestige - not even close - but it's okay. Starts slowly and gets better as it goes…

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I watched this movie because I hoped it would be an improvement over the similarly-themed The Prestige. But it was just the same ol', same ol…

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By William C (881) on 17 Mar 2015

The last time I saw this, I remember feeling like the ending was completely explained and I just didn't completely get it…

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By Gavin M (668) on 17 Mar 2015

The last time I saw this, I remember feeling like the ending was completely explained and I just didn't completely get it…

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By Russell S (521) on 20 Aug 2016

Quite Good. That's a original, and intelligent romantic/fantasist movie. A little bit like The Prestige, but also a bit less Good…

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An exciting mysterious film with great setup finishes with a disappointing ending that spoon feeds all of the answers to the audience…

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By Benjamin N (381) on 11 May 2017

Edward Norton, the gorgeous score and the 20's style of filming make this an interesting watch. Biel sucks…

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