A worthwhile surprise

Rating: 10/10 (7 November 2006)

I did not expect anything particularly grand when I went to see this movie. Nor was I surprised by the relaxed setting to an albeit tense-enough story through the beginning of the film. What surprised me was how good the tale got along the way. I enjoyed particularly how the "magic" was not taken out of the magic tricks through explanation and revelation; I liked sitting before a magician who performed as though I was in the audience myself, so that I was shocked and entertained every step of the way. And at the end, which I will not reveal of course, I was particularly pleased with how brilliant the plot became. The wrap-up was marvelous and will, I suspect, only be lost on the "slower" movie-goers out there. I loved the movie and look forward to purchasing the DVD when it becomes available.