The Prestige Movie Review by star757

The Prestige Movie Review by star757


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I thought this was a great movie. It keeps you interested the whole time with twists and turns, and it isn't predictable. This movie is about two magicians trying to make it big in England in the 1900's. It is set as flashbacks as each magician is reading the other's diary. You will have to watch to see why this is so. To get jobs you have to have the most impressive illusion, and the two main characters, played by Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale, will stop at nothing to be the best. Each illusion consists of three parts which you learn about in the movie. The third part is the prestige, when you bring something back that disappeared. The movie begins with Borden and Algier, Bale and Jackman, as workers for Cutter, played by Michael Caine. They are both learning the ropes waiting for their chance to become popular magicians. Early in the movie something tragic happens that will set the two as enemies throughout the movie. Borden makes it big and Algier will stop at nothing to bring him down. The movie follows this back and forth as one magician has a great trick and the other exposes him. Thrown into this is Scarlett Johannson's character. She plays Algier's assistant who later works with Borden. I won't go into much more, except for the big illusion, The Transported Man. Borden devises this illusion and Algier has to have the secret to it. It drives him thoughout the movie. There is so much more to the story. It has a rich, well developed plot. I would highly recommend it. The ending is interesting and you'll never figure it out.