I liked it.
I thought the performances of our leads were great.
The film looks really great,the twist is actually suprising but it sometimes can get kinda boring.
The Prestige
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Rating
4.5 (3)
Release Date
10/17/2006Runtime
130 minsOverview
A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.
How It Feels
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A twisting psychological duel between two magicians that peels back layers of illusion and deception, leaving you reassessing everything you thought you understood. The film operates like a magic trick itself, asking you to watch closely while it misdirects and staggers its revelations.
Mood
TenseBittersweetDread-soaked
Themes
ObsessionRevengeIdentityBetrayal
Pacing
Steady
Look
PainterlyFormalistHigh-contrast
Structure
Nonlinear
Heads up
Suicide and self-harmChild endangerment
Reviews
Just like how magic tricks are obvious when you know how they're done, the twists in The Prestige are so obvious during the rewatch. It just makes the movie better when you see how easily you were misdirected the first time around.
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No matter how wild things get, if Michael Caine is narrating me through it, I'm like "Yes, this makes perfect sense."
One of the rare twist-centric films that's still five stars on every rewatch.
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