Do you have fun at magic shows? Can you react to a trick with a 6-year-old’s sense of delight? If the answer is yes, you are going to really enjoy this magic show of a movie. Now You See Me is a magic act wrapped up in a heist movie and featuring a Robin Hood style plot.
The people who get to play with the magic of misdirection, mystery, and childlike wonderment in Now You See Me are Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Mélanie Laurent, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco, Michael Caine, and Morgan Freeman.
The plot is about
- 4 magicians who steal millions and give it to citizens who have somehow been harmed by big banks, big insurance companies, or fat cats
- an FBI guy and a woman from Interpol who chase the four
- a former magician who makes his living debunking magic by explaining the tricks
- a rich guy who is sponsoring the magicians on a world wide tour
That’s all I’m going to say about the plot, because everything about this movie is unexpected and I don’t want to give you even the simplest of spoilers.
You can get the flavor from these two official trailers.
The second official trailer has some of the same material, but it’s different, too.
This movie isn’t deep. It doesn’t have haunting characters and important themes. But it sure is fun.
Delightful, in fact.
It was just released on DVD, so if you missed the theatrical release you can get it now. Have you seen it? What was your opinion of Now You See Me?