Oscar Worthy!!!!!

Rating: Null/10 (24 October 2006)

So far this year, I have seen only about 3 movies that deserve the best picture nomination, this is one of them. (Just in case you were wondering the other two were the Departed and Flags of our Fathers)The Prestige delivers a mysterious, dark tone that is carried out through the entire movie, especially near the ending. It goes from being a typical success story which makes you choose sides almost emediately, rooting for Angier (Hugh Jackman), because his character gets the most screen time, and we feel sympathy for the loss of his wife. We follow him through his journey to discover what Alfred's(Christian Bale) secret is for his teleporting trick. This takes him to Colorado where he meets a scientist who provides Angier with a machine that somehow duplicates objects, for a great price of course. This is where it gets really interesting. The character of Alfred is clouded in mystery almost the entire movie until the bitter climax, when you find out his true secret. I would give this movie a 9 just for the great "tone" this movie sets, but add a great suspenseful story and you've got a masterpiece. Unfortunately this film doesn't add up to classics like "Silence of the Lambs" or "The Godfather" so I can not give it a ten. But for what its worth its one of the best movies of the year, so go see it and enjoy!!!