Review of The Illusionist (2009) by Dustin G — 25 Mar 2011
A very charming, somewhat sad little film about loneliness and companionship. This film is a visual wonder, in a quiet way though.
It moves slowly but always with great care and never in a boring way.
The main character is a very likeable one and we connect with him immediately and readily follow him on his journey through concert halls and pubs, basement bars and department store windows as he brings his dying magic act to whoever will have him. A splendid cast of secondary characters also populate, the greatest one being a drunken Scotsman who bumps into the magician on more than one occasion and seems to be his biggest fan.
The film is a French one, but it could really be in any language as the few lines of dialogue don't need to be translated for us to understand exactly what's going on throughout the film.
I haven't seen Sylvain Chomet's Triplet's of Belleville, but after seeing this little marvel I will certainly be checking it out.
This review of The Illusionist (2009) was written by Dustin G on 25 Mar 2011.
The Illusionist has generally received very positive reviews.
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