Almost insulted it was that bad

Rating: 1/10 (4 September 2013)

Awful, simply awful. Cheesy, predictable, pointless and with a plot ridden with holes. Like a real magician, this film was pretentious and obnoxious, however it lacked any "magic" or wow factor. The whole movie stunk of trying so hard to be clever that it forgot to be, well, clever. There is a build up throughout that what they're doing is for some greater purpose, something to make all their efforts and risks worthwhile. There is not. The justification was as weak as how everything was tied together. The romantic side story made no sense, there was literally nothing to draw the characters together. Mélanie Laurent and Michael Caine are the only positives, but weren't given much to work with. I will never watch another Jesse Eisenberg film. The most enjoyable part of this movie I found was pointing out all its flaws.