As good as it gets....

Rating: 10/10 (25 January 2007)

After watching a movie, you log on to IMDb; you think twice before you vote for it. This happens, when you think of giving it a vote of 7 or 8 or even 9. But then, when you feel an obsessive compulsive disorder to give it a rating of 10( it does not happen very often, does it? ) you have to do it then and there, because you want others to know how good you felt after watching the movie. Yes, it is one of the best movies, I have seen in the recent past.
"Every great magic trick consists of three acts. The first act is called "The Pledge." The magician shows you something ordinary...but, of course, it probably isn't. " The movie starts off with this amazing dialog, delivered by Michael Caine. Yeah, you are right; the dialog is something ordinary... but, of course it probably isn't. You will realize it as the movie progresses.
"The second act is called "The Turn." The magician makes this ordinary something do something extraordinary. Now you're looking for the secret, but you won't find it." You wish you had observed it more closely. You are sure, if you had looked carefully enough, you would have been able to find the secret. You didn't; and there you are. You are not too amused, because you know that you too could have done the same, just that you don't have the speed and given enough time and patience you too should be able to do it.
"That's why there's a third act, called "The Prestige." This is the part with the twists and turns, where lives hang in the balance, and you see something shocking that you've never seen before." Now, it is dangerous. You probably don't want it to happen. You are too overwhelmed by the shock. You admire it. You want to give it a big hand. You don't give a damn as to whether it appeared ordinary in the beginning. You just know that, it is unbelievable.
Let us do away with the metaphors. I can go on and on. To cut short, it is a story of revenge, deception and probably love. I would say the movie is sheer magic. And the magicians are Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan.