The Illusionist Deals With A Vanishing Love ***

Rating: 6/10 (13 January 2007)

Edward Norton is in top form as a magician who loves the woman engaged to the prince of the Austria-Hungary before World War 1.
The two know each other from childhood but were separated due to her family.
Leopold is a vicious character who plots to overthrow his father and marry Duchess Sophie.
Norton reenters the scene as the Illusionist Eisenheimer and draws much attention as he shows his magical gifts.
The fun really starts when Leopold kills Sophie after she tells him that she is leaving him.
Paul Giamatti is the police inspector, a role that Charles Laughton would have had a field day with in his time.
The film is engrossing and when Giamatti realizes what has occurred, the picture ends on a positive note. Love will keep us together.