The illusions were the best part.

Rating: 6/10 (13 September 2006)

The illusions were top natch but going in i had expected they would be because it's 2006 and the Pepsi commercials have illusions in them. i admit i tapped into my inner child and aloud my self to ohhh... and aha... at the magic. I also caught my self snickering from time to time at Eisenheim's use of magic to be little his enemy and Chief Inspector Uhl who's constant need to figure out the illusion made me laugh.Although i'm sure it was not meant to be funny,Giamatti is hard not to giggle at.The plot was very predictable. and i do sometimes tire of seeing Rufus Sewell play what seems like the same character in over an estimation of ten films. but i would watch it again because it's not a bad film ,it's just a little of an equivalent to a Friday night TV movie or a straight to video release. You know that "just a movie" movie well this is it not much is special about it.If nothing else was on this is what you'd watch.