A curl up by the fire "I'm going to tell you a really good story" sort of a movie

Rating: 8/10 (5 September 2006)

Nothing is what it seems.
Mostly.
Clearly one of the most special movies of the year, here is a movie that proves Edward Norton and Paul Giammatti are not as over rated as some poor recent choices made it seem (What a joy it is to see them spar).
This is the story of Eisenheim the magician who comes to Vienna to do magic and falls in love with a woman above his station. Thats the party line and here I'm willing to tow it since to do otherwise would involve lengthy explanations that would tell you too much before hand.
Absolutely one of the best looking, best acted, best made movies of the year. Its a wonderful movie that will thrill your sense of wonder. Its like curling up with a good book on a dark night before a roaring fire. Its a wonderful drama with romance and laughter and danger and magic, both of the how do they do that sort and the type that tickles your heart.
This is one to see. Absolutely.