A cool magical twist on a story!

Rating: 10/10 (2 October 2006)

I was really excited to see "The Illusionist" and it met up to my expectations! I am a huge fan of Edward Norton's, he's one of today's most under rated actors, I wish I would see him in more films, but I guess we'll just have to wait and see. My only concern was Jessia Beil, she doesn't seem like the old day's type of a movie actress. She was kind of a bummer to the film, she couldn't keep up with a British accent, but she didn't do too bad of a job. But it's the others who truly keep this amazing film going.
The story is about a man, Eisenheir(spelling?), he is an illusionist/magician, and we aren't just talking pulling a rabbit out of a hat, he does the most amazing tricks that would make you think that he was made of magic. But it is the duchess played by Beil who steals his heart and they have a scandalous affair since she is engaged to the emperor's son. When she attempts to leave him, she is murdered by his hand, and the chief inspector tries to find out who the murderer is. When Eisenheir starts to do amazing beyond the dead images to the public including his love, he gets into big trouble, but plays all the men with his amazing acts into a great ending!
I really hope The Illusionist does well at the awards ceremony, it deserves it. Believe me when I say that this is one of the best films I have seen in 2006, considering what we have had, I'm extremely happy that Hollywood brought us a great and unique story. It's a great film and I can't wait for the DVD! Thank you, Edward for bringing us a movie that could bring us our hopes for better films!
10/10