Oscar Sleeper

Rating: 10/10 (22 October 2006)

Sleeper for Oscar. The suspense keeps adding up throughout to an unbelievably astonishing and satisfying ending. I predict Best Supporting nominations for Michael Cain and Scarlett Johansson. Best Actor nod for Hugh Jackman and Best Picture nomination. I went in at the urging of my wife and was incredibly captivated with this saga. I never knew what "The Prestige" meant (or is), but was slowly drawn into it's full meaning through the skillful writing and the expert acting and staging of this period piece of art. Not only skillful acting, writing and staging, but magnificent and sweeping cinematography and a score that, while unnoticed during the movie, came to a crescendo that matched the satisfaction I felt at the end.