Very disappointing and boring in the end.

Rating: 5/10 (7 June 2014)

I was so excited for this movie when I first heard about it and saw the trailer but was I wrong about that. It's hard to pinpoint where the movie hits all the wrong spots but my personal issues were the lack of likable characters, lack of character development, the mediocre plot and the overall execution of the movie.
Of course this is my personal opinion but the 4 "main" characters in the movie appear to be the 4 horsemen. They are not. The only time you'll really see them is during their show and a few short scenes here and there, the rest of this 2 hour long movie isn't about them. That's first. Second is the fact that I was completely unable to like any one of them. They are arrogant and are just s uninteresting because they have no personality, no sympathizing or deeper moments at all. And the half attempted "budding romance" moments feel so out of place and forced, the movie would've been better off without them. But the worst thing is that I can't even properly dislike them as "persons" because there are almost no personal moments with them. They're just so uninteresting and cast aside that I couldn't feel anything watching them. There have been a few background story hints/mentions but really, not even close enough to begin character development, which doesn't happen anyways so no loss there I guess.
I also didn't like the police guy (whom seems to be the main character according to the screen time he gets) or the woman he works with. What is she doing, especially at her final scene in the movie? What the hell man. Anyway it's ridiculous and not in a funny way, the whole police force and their inability to capture these 4 guys is just painful to watch. It gets old so quickly and painfully predictable that our magicians will pull a trick out of their sleeve to escape. I quickly started rooting for the FBI because I couldn't fine even a small reason to like these guys but the FBI was so damn incompetent it made me want to fast forward thorough the entire movie.
Another major point is the plot. Or perhaps lack thereof. Yes you do wonder; "where does this all lead to" but really, the ending feels rather a anti-climax and I didn't even care anymore at the end of the series since you can guess what happens. Yes. The plot is so freaking transparent that you can literally guess the ending after watching a third of the movie. Maybe not the entire thing or all the elements but for the bigger part you can. And that's not a very good thing if you ask me. There are also a few plot holes/ridiculous things that really bother me that you can't cover up with "it's magic" that make the whole thing even more ridiculous.
I don't want to spoil to much and yes, some complaints can be rebuked after watching the whole movie but it's not a good movie. So freaking much wasted potential, flatter than cardboard characters and in the end it's nothing more than a C-rank action movie "thrilling chase" that keeps dragging on for over 1.5 hours.
To summarize; is it a good, well thought out movie with in depth characters? No way, not at all. Is the movie entertaining? Kind of, it's dragged on for way too long but it's not bad. Should I expect something of this movie? No. Don't. Do not watch the trailer, it's several times better than the actual movie. But the movie is time killing and in the end it's not bad. It's just not that good, not that good at all...