Not to be confused with "The Illusionist"

Rating: 6/10 (22 October 2006)

"The Illusionist" and "The Prestige" both are end-of-the-century period pieces dealing with magicians. However, "The Illusionist" is a beautiful movie. Beautiful visually and beautiful inside the hearts of some of the characters. "The Prestige" is an ugly movie. Visually it is dark and gloomy, and the central characters are unpleasant to their core.
"The Illusionist" is truly magical. "The Prestige" is more like a gangster/revenge movie at heart. Actually, heart is what it lacks.
David Bowie is wonderful, however, in his supporting role as the eccentric genius inventor Nicolai Tesla.