High Grade Acting Low Grade Chemistry

Rating: 7/10 (17 August 2013)

Now You See Me is an interesting movie based on a unique concept. The plot was quite good and the acting, for the most part, was also good. Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Woody Harrelson, as usual, did not disappoint. The chemistry, however, between Mark Ruffalo's and Melanie Laurent's characters, FBI Agent Dylan Rhodes and Interpol Agent Alma Dray, was seriously lacking. This lent little credibility to the budding relationship and was a poor mix of dynamics for a love tryst. Having said this, the little twists and turns throughout the movie were intriguing and kept me guessing as to the identity of the person behind the four horsemen. All in all, it was enjoyable if you can sit through the moments where Rhodes and Dray are forced by the script writer into trying to look as if they're interested in each other. I've given it a 7 out of 10 for managing to keep me in the cinema and genuinely surprise me at the end.