romance,mystery,suspense all add up to a very good movie

Rating: 9/10 (16 March 2007)

i liked this movie a lot.i thought the acting was very good.Jessica Biel really impressed me in her role.she really brought some depth to her character,and proved that she definitely has talent.she held her own against some real heavyweights in the film.i also liked the setting of Vienna sometime in the 19th century,i believe.i think Vienna is really appropriate,because,to me it seems like it would be a romantic city.the movie has a romantic air to it,but it is also a mystery/suspense film.i thought the story was also very good,and well told.the characters had some dimension to them,at least i think they did. i liked the ending,even though it was anti-climatic.it fit with the rest of the movie.by that i mean it all makes sense at the end,but you have to think about it a bit.if you enjoy movies that are challenging,and if you are a bit of a romantic,(even if you're not)you will probably like "The Illusionist".for me,this movie is about 8.5/10