BBC FilmsReviewed by Jamie Russell Set in a world of top hats, cravats and disappearing bunnies, The Prestige is a superb puzzle-box thriller. Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman star as magicians in turn-of-the-century London, locked in a bitter feud after the death of an assistant in an illusion gone wrong. Directed by Christopher Nolan (Memento), this adaptation of Christopher Priest's slippery novel has more than a few tricks up its sleeve. You'll leave thrilled but perplexed, asking: how did they do that? It's a film that's deliberately designed to pull the wool over your eyes. The fragmented story is full of flashbacks, often told via diary entries that prove distinctly untrustworthy (think Memento for the Victorian era). You know you're being misdirected by cinematic sleight of hand, but you can't avoid being sucked in. The two leads excel as the rival conjurors: Jackman aristocratic, Bale with a cheeky, borderline-panto cockney patois. It's an epic tale of professional ...