"The Illusionist" movie review

[tedwca]

Saw it yesterday at the matinee ($7 ) and I really liked it. The friend I went with is an Illusioneer(he builds illusions for magicians) and he thought the illusions were pretty authentic for the time period. The political maneuvering was pretty interesting, although I'm not familiar enough with the time frame in Europe to know if some of the characters actually existed. Has anyone else seen it yet?

BTW - Did I mention I love Jessica Biel?

 

[Kevin the grey]

Haven,t heard anything about it .
Sounds interesting though . Is there sleight of hand or mostly machinations ?

 

[tedwca]

Some slight of hand during the back story and during some interviews with the police, but mostly stage illusions. He made an orange tree grow from a seed to a 3 foot tree in a few minutes, butterflies carrying a handkerchief, apparitions appearing on stage and in the audience.


http://www.theillusionist.com/

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/illusionist/