A Clever Trick — 5 years ago
WORTH CONSUMING!
Are you watching closely?
Christopher Nolan is a talented filmmaker, so I was looking forward to “The Prestige”. I was expecting a film that was showy, but it surprised me with subtlety. It was like a good magic trick that is confident and subtle and classy. With solid performances from Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman and the always watchable Michael Caine, it’s a study of magic and illusion and obsession. While it seemed slow to me at the start (maybe because of my expectations) it gradually drew me in until I was completely absorbed. It seems more complicated than it is and it works on several levels with a complicated, yet elegant structure.
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Chris Nolan.ca
Great performances
Both onstage, and off the characters and actors did a wonderful job. The graveyard scene was a home run for Bale (if you weren’t watching closely enough first time around, check it out the second time and you’ll see what I mean) and Jackman’s obsession showed through marvelously.
Like any good magic trick it’s in front of you the whole time, either go with it and enjoy the wonderment, or try your best to pick up the clues and avoid the distractions to solve the prestige on your own.
Chris Campbell
I loved the graveyard scene and I’ll definitely be seeing it again a few more times.
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