Loved it! Action - great illusions - kept you guessing.

Rating: 9/10 (5 July 2013)

OK - while not the best of the best - this movie is way ahead of most of the movies out right now. I really like Jesse's style of acting - fast talking, great sense of humor - and Woody is always a great supporting (or even lead) actor. Spoilers coming - The objective of the magicians' illusions were not completely altruistic, but pretty close. While Ocean's 11 was fun because of the interaction between the characters, the illusion was for profit, for themselves. The fast pace of 'Now you see me' was good at keeping you from guessing who was 'good' vs who was 'bad'. I'm pretty good at these and I didn't guess it until about 2/3rds in. And I wasn't sure. I like the energy of the characters and the way revenge was metered - which is what it was all about. It wasn't about money - it was about knocking down arrogant, egotistical know-it-alls, which - admit it - feels really good when done right. And since we can only get that satisfaction from movies (not in real life), this is a good movie to see. There's no torture like some revenge movies - this is all pretty tame stuff. But knocks a punch to the 'bad guys'. Anyway - it's not a Bourne, Bond or Die Hard - but it's pretty darn good. Check it out. It definitely will not be the worst movie you've seen lately!