A flashy crime thriller.

Rating: 3/10 (8 June 2013)

Its odd how many people liked this movie, when watching it the introduction of the 4 horse men was pretty interesting but what happened after was not so impressive. The "magic performances" are lack luster on the big screen. I'm not saying I can't suspend belief but in this film anytime something "magic" was happening it was rather underwhelming. The rest of the film you are following a cop that has no idea where he is going or what he should be doing next. If the director was trying to invoke emotions of pity and boredom then job well done. In the scene where the 4 horsemen are in New York worrying about being caught made me realize that I knew nothing about them besides they are magicians and they don't have the best group chemistry. So who cares if they get caught? At this point you have invested more time with the cop and you begin wondering who this story is really about. If you like crime movies there are a lot of choices and some really stunning ones but this film would not be one of them.