best movie I've ever seen

Rating: 10/10 (5 April 2014)

Not 100% sure if anything I've written qualifies as a spoiler, but I tagged it anyways just in case.
It's about 2 rival stage magicians at the end of the 19th century, and follows through years of their lives as the rivalry escalates to dirtier and dirtier levels, but somehow manages to seem neither rushed or dragged out. At it's heart it is an engrossing psychological thriller with no real protagonist. While the movie follows the perspective of Hugh Jackman's character, he's just as much of an antagonist as Christian Bale.
The movie keeps you looking for clues to the twist, making it very clear that there's one in the works, but misdirects you into thinking one thing, and then spins it around in a completely different direction. The twists themselves are mind blowing without being stupid, and everything makes perfect sense by the end.
The period setting is meticulously well done, even with the inclusion of fantastical science fiction elements provided courtesy of quite possibly the best portrayal of Nichola Tesla in film history, (though granted there haven't been many); nothing ever seems out of place.
I saw this movie in the theater, and I remember saying as I walked out, "that is quite possibly the best movie ever made," and I haven't seen anything since that has made me feel that way.