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Terrific, dark, brooding mood and terrific period theme! Acting was all-around great as one would expect from a cast of this caliber. I was particularly surprised by Hugh Jackman and David Bowie. Unfortunately, the plot’s turn towards the fantastical was hard to swallow and the twists at the end were telegraphed a bit early, taking most of the punch away from the ending.

This rivalry between two magicians is full of sleight of hand, and sleight of mind. A stellar cast helps, too. I absolutely didn’t recognize David Bowie in the role as Tesla. Caine, Jackman, Bale and Johansson play so well together. The top hats were a wonderful touch, too, as the audience is invited to guess who’s tricking whom and how. Well worth watching.

It was very strange watching this again, a couple of years after seeing it at the cinema (twice) and more so after reading the book. I actually thought the disc had started halfway through, given the non-linear (hello, Nolan brothers!) telling of the plot – very unlike the book.

Again I’m surprised at how much better than the novel I liked this version of the story. Although very, very similar, the script is Angier’s act compared with Borden’s: more polished, more showmanship.

Still recommended :)

This was a wonderful movie. The timeline was a bit convoluted with multiple timelines going on at the same time, but it was so worth it. It’s stayed with me for some time after I finished it.

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Maybe because I didn’t seem to get it, and my daughter and wife did; I rate this poorly.

However, I did enjoy the rare time when all three of us were heavily engrossed in a home video.

Well, I think, given that I knew Momento was frustratingly hard to follow, and it tells you on the back that it’s a film you see twice to understand, I was braced for confusion. So imagine my surprise when I knew EXACTLY what was going on! Did others find it hard to follow? I’d not read the book, and had no prior knowledge of the film. Still a good film, though, I thought.

The book did a wonderful job of keeping the secret. The film hit you over the head with the secret in the very first scene, and that was just unnecessary.

I expected SO much more from Christopher “Memento” Nolan, especially with such a good book from which to work.

It only gets a second star for David Bowie’s all-too-brief turn as Nicola Tesla. Inspired casting, that.

Interesting plot…horrible pacing. It took me three times to finally get through the whole movie.

I love this movie, it’s so suspenseful. And why wouldn’t you want to watch a movie that as soon as it’s over you have the need to watch it again. I love it, it’s got great twists and turns and you sit there the whole movie trying to figure it out and at the end you sit back and say: “WHOOOOW! NO WAY! COOL! PLAY IT AGAIN!”

Plus David Bowie is in it! lol

way better than the illusionist. how did it happen that these two period pieces about magicians came out nearly simultaneously?

Nice period piece that keeps you guessing and doesn’t loose all of its magic even after the end. Christian Bale is great as always.

I wasnt all that impresswed with this film, although everyone I had spoken too recommended it with much praise. . . I hate to say it, but they must not be the brighter bulbs in the chandlier. . . this movie was boring, some of the twists were predictable, easy to figure out early on and the ending well, it was just and ending. . . i wasnt impressed with any of the preformances to be honest and well. . . i definetly wouldn’t waste my time or money to see it again.

I think that the illusionist had much more atmosphere, was slightly less predictable, had a better female lead and overall caputred my attntion and held it much firmly than this movie. . .

so, its ok, but it wasnt the best film, if you just want to pass some time folding laundry and want a movie int he background this one is good for it. . .

I figured out the plot “twist” early in the film. There was absolutely nothing good about this movie. The performances were weak, the dialogue was drivel, and the story was hopelessly boring. I can’t remember a movie I hated seeing more than The Prestige. This was a particular disappointment because my expectations were very high.

SO GOOD!