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The Illusionist (2006)
"The Illusionist" is the story of a magician in turn-of-the-century Vienna who falls in love with a woman who becomes engaged to a prince. He then uses his powers to win her back and undermine the stability of the royal house of Vienna. (read more)
| Release Date: | August 18th, 2006 |
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The Illusionist Movie Review by Zara  (8/3/2009) |
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This is a really pretty film to watch. I hate saying that, I hate that when a movie looks really good it's hard to tell if it was through the director's desires or if it was more in the hands of the art director or the cinematographer.
In any case, this is a really pretty movie. It helps that it's a really pretty movie...
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| The Illusionist Movie Review by Tim (1/25/2007) |
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The Illusionist has been hailed by many as one of the best films of 2006. It stars Paul Giamatti, one of my favorites, Edward Norton, and Jessica Biel. The films starts off with a scene from present movie time and then for the next hour tells the events that led up to that scene. Edward Norton is a magician named...
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| The Illusionist Movie Review by Matthew (9/25/2006) |
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I avoided "The Illusionist" for a long time. I like Edward Norton, I think Paul Giamatti is great, but how can anyone take any film with Jessica Biel playing a 19th Century Viennese Countess seriously? This is such a calculated move on everyone's part, it turned me off. The filmmakers were obviously looking for a pretty...
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| The Illusionist Movie Review by Max (9/4/2006) |
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There's something about being fooled in a magic trick that just makes me feel absolutely stupid. Then again, it is a magician's job to trick you into believing and when the answer is finally revealed, you are baffled. Chris Angel is one of the greatest illusionists I have ever witnessed and his tricks seem to be so...
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| The Illusionist Movie Review by Suzanne (2/6/2008) |
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There are good and bad things about this movie. First of all its a love story, which isnt necessarily a bad thing, but if you really want to see a good movie about magic, then rent "The Prestige." That is a lot more involved, and less predictable.
For a love story I didnt feel there was enough onscreen chemistry between...
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