The surprise of this summer

Rating: 8/10 (24 July 2013)

This movie may as well be the surprise of this summer. Of course by watching the trailer I expected a high tech, sfx and enjoyable laid back consumers experience, but the story itself is quite smart and complicated and until the plot was completely revealed, I did not know whodunit. The acting itself is good, as you would expect from these A class actors. The chemistry is there between all four of the magicians, between Mark Ruffalo and Melanie Laurent (yes, that's her from Tarantino's Inglorious Bastards) and between Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman. It is nice to see the two last ones performing as not really friendly characters, and Mark Ruffalo as an asshole. Castingwise this movie hits bullseye on all fronts.
After the introduction of the four magicians, we step into a roller coaster of special effects and illusions while the police is trying to catch them and they always have to be some steps ahead. And they are. That much you can get from the trailer. Watching the movie it makes me break my brain on how they do everything. It is so witty and smart that I can't help myself having a lot of huh?-moments during the movie. But of course, without spoiling the plot to you, most of it will be revealed at the end. The plot is very strong and surprising up until the end of the movie. They didn't got too far in it, you will see all the pieces fit together in the end.
I really enjoyed this movie much more than expected and I want to advise you to try to step into it as blank as you can.