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Rating: 9/10 (25 March 2007)

Which of the brothers died hanged in prison?The problem with The Prestige is that it so clearly lays out its plan to present its tale like the magic trick explained in the opening scene that we start to look immediately for what the Turn will be and what the Prestige will be. We are looking for the gimmick, and we can find it fairly early on. The press materials implore critics not to spoil the film by revealing the "deceptions at the heart of the film." But less than halfway through the film many viewers will experience that "a-ha" moment when all is clear. It's a moment of smug satisfaction that you have figured out the magician's secret coupled with the sad disappointment that you have not been fooled and now have to sit through the rest of the show with no surprises.