The illusionists resurface for a
comeback performance in hopes of exposing the unethical practices of a tech
magnate. The man behind their vanishing act is none other than Walter Mabry
[Daniel Radcliffe], a tech prodigy who threatens the Horsemen into pulling off
their most impossible heist yet. Their only hope is to perform one last
unprecedented stunt to clear their names and reveal the mastermind behind it
all.
And that's about all the story
there is to reveal without spoiling too much because the concept of "Now
You See Me" is something of a narrative illusion itself. Penned by Ed
Solomon, Boaz Yakin and Edward Ricourt, the audience too is kept in the dark
not only about how these guys pull off the tricks, but why they're doing it and
who's behind it, in a screenplay that builds up much like a Las Vegas show to
the big reveal.
As The Four Horseman's plans get
even more audacious, the mystery and motivation becomes trickier to discern,
with the movie taking on the momentum of a cinematic sleight-of-hand to certain
degree, and at first it's pretty compelling stuff. And while that ambition is
certainly admirable, and though it never feels like a gimmick, the construct of
the story does lead to a lacking in some other elements of the movie
Even though they're not given
much off the page to work with, pretty much everyone seems to be having a blast
doing it, with Eisenberg, Ruffalo and Harrelson most of all enjoying the ride.
Caine and Freeman too get some good mileage out of their tete-a-tete scenes.
(And while Fisher and Laurent
bring their charm, they still don't quite flesh out underwritten parts). But
director Louis Leterrier whose last two
efforts were the considerably larger scaled, more effects-driven "Clash Of
The Titans" and "The Incredible Hulk" rightly realizes that the engine of
"Now You See Me" is built around its house of mirrors story, and
smartly uses the talents of his cast to help keep everything moving forward,
even if some of the individual parts aren't as strong as they could be. After
all, sleight of hand is about losing the recipient in the moment, and the movie
tries its best to keep that card up its sleeve hidden for as long as possible.
it doesn't quite add up on close
scrutiny, though it's commendable for keeping the big reveal as contained as
long as it does. But the story doesn't seem to know when the trick has finished
and the movie tags on one too many endings (including a somewhat forced
suggestion that leaves a door open for a sequel, which seems to be requisite
these days), including a romantic angle that is too undercooked to deserve as
much play as it gets.
However, "Now You See
Me" does also earn some marks for being something of a rarity in the
blockbuster field it's interesting to
note that unlike many summer movies this year, this is one that doesn't lean on
heavy CGI, superheroes or explosions (indeed, the only "action
sequence" here is a car chase). And Leterrier's film is a reminder that
sometimes a good yarn can do enough heavy lifting on its own to provide
thrills. Whether or not the illusion pays off will be up to you, but the trick
itself may be intriguing enough.
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