Thursday, July 27, 2006
The Illusionist
It is Vienna at the turn of the century. Different social backgrounds eventually separate childhood friends only to finally meet again when they are adults. He has become Eisenheim the Illusionist (Edward Norton) and she is Princess Sophie (Jessica Biel) betroth to an unlikable Crown Prince who will never be willing to let her go. If they are ever to be completely free of the powerful Prince, Eisenheim must perform his greatest escape act. Toss a smart police inspector (Paul Giamatti) into the mix and who in the audience can’t figure out the ending to this love story. For a movie featuring magic, this one does a lousy job of misdirection. In a good magic show, the witnesses may know the outcome, but the magician will introduce some unexpected twists and turns to keep the viewers off balanced. No surprises here for Alien, except how boring this plot was. Alien hoped at least to see some great magic feats on the screen, but the best ones looked like they were created with computer graphics enhancements.
Alien gives it 1 ½ “amateur night delusion” stars out of 4.
It is Vienna at the turn of the century. Different social backgrounds eventually separate childhood friends only to finally meet again when they are adults. He has become Eisenheim the Illusionist (Edward Norton) and she is Princess Sophie (Jessica Biel) betroth to an unlikable Crown Prince who will never be willing to let her go. If they are ever to be completely free of the powerful Prince, Eisenheim must perform his greatest escape act. Toss a smart police inspector (Paul Giamatti) into the mix and who in the audience can’t figure out the ending to this love story. For a movie featuring magic, this one does a lousy job of misdirection. In a good magic show, the witnesses may know the outcome, but the magician will introduce some unexpected twists and turns to keep the viewers off balanced. No surprises here for Alien, except how boring this plot was. Alien hoped at least to see some great magic feats on the screen, but the best ones looked like they were created with computer graphics enhancements.
Alien gives it 1 ½ “amateur night delusion” stars out of 4.
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