Now You See Me
(2013) is a flashy and enjoyable thriller directed by Louis Leterrier.
Leterrier cleverly combines a heist movie with a twisty thriller, providing his
audience with a pleasurable and entertaining movie. Now You See Me centres on an officer (Mark Ruffalo) pursuing a
group of the world’s greatest illusionists, The Four Horsemen (Woody Harrelson,
Jessie Eisenberg, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco). The Four Horsemen’s performances
involve audacious heists of large, immoral corporations- their earnings are
then dramatically returned to their audience.
Leterrier develops the story line while providing the audience with
amusing illusion scenes that combine the delights of a real life magic show
with intriguing and essential plot elements. There is an obvious demand and
expectation for illusion and magic tricks, and Leterrier delivers on this. This
being said however, audiences must be willing to take a leap of faith and
believe some of the farfetched scenarios.
A surprising revelation towards the end of the film adds to the
audience’s pleasure. While the exposure was handled a little clumsily, it still
achieves what it set out to. All cast members help elevate the already strong
story line, each creating an interesting and indispensable character. Now You See Me is a sleek, glamorous
bank-heist-meets-thriller film that entertains the audience from start to
finish. While Leterrier leaves some questions unanswered and some of the antics
are fanciful, if audiences go into the movie with a trusting, almost child-like, mindset they are guaranteed
to enjoy Now You See Me.
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