Age difference between Biel & Norton

Rating: 9/10 (15 February 2007)

I just watched the DVD last night and I have to say this is an excellent movie. All the acting is top-notch - Edward Norton and Paul Giamatti are especially good, Rufus Sewell is also great.
Jessica Biel however is (in my humble opinion) miscast. She looks great and does a nice job in her scenes. But I really found it hard to accept her as the SAME AGE as Edward Norton. And yet the entire story is based on them knowing each other and falling in love at age 12 or 13. They would have to BE the same age, right? Or maybe he's one year older, but no more than that.
Since Biel is in real life 12 or 13 years younger than Norton, it just made it even more unbelievable. An older actress (how about the German actress - Franka Potenta!) would have been a better choice in this movie.
Other than that I highly recommend "The Illusionist" - you'll probably want to watch it more than once.