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Illusionist - Movie Review

Here's a review of one of my favorite movies about magicians, The Illusionist. Edward Norton is wonderful and the movie is absolutely beautiful. If you enjoy period movies with smart plots, great acting and great directing (and who doesn't?) go buy this DVD. It makes a great gift for any magician.

“Life and death. Space and time. Fate and chance. Theses are the forces of the universe. Tonight, ladies and gentlemen, I present to you a man who has unlocked these mysteries. From the furthest corners of the world where the dark arts still hold sway he returns to us to demonstrate how nature’s laws may be bent. I give you Eisenheim.”


While the movie uses a good amount of CGI and other camera tricks to make the stage illusions effective for the screen, Norton does a wee bit of sleight of hand in the flick. I would have loved to see him do some tricks himself. He was coached by none other than Ricky Jay, one of my favorite magicians of all time.