The Prestige

Rating: 8/10 (16 February 2007)

Christopher Nolan is really one of the most reliable directors working today. That's really something I appreciate very much and "The Prestige" is yet one another great piece of cinema. I like movies that deal with obsession. A recent one was "The Aviator" which I absolutely loved, but most people didn't. A thing that nearly all stories about main characters, who are obsessed with something share, is that their heroes are having the biggest troubles when it comes to interpersonal relations, and mainly in their love life. And that's a theme, which always gets me. The highlight of "The Prestige" for me is Christian Bale. His character and the way he plays him, that's A-rate acting. I also liked the  nowadays omnipresent  Scarlett Johansson, who had an unthankful thin part. Nolan continues his confusing style of storytelling and keeps the tempo up. A great thriller, although the way the end resolution was unveiled felt awkwardly inappropriate to me.