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Rating: 9/10 (21 October 2006)

The Prestige brings the magic to the screen. It's not in the tricks that make you scratch your head but rather the plot and twists. Christopher Nolan has directed yet again another movie worth the price of admission. Many say that it is too long, but (like every perfectionist) Nolan takes about half an hour just to set up. Nolan places his signature on the film as it starts out ahead of the story and goes back. Few could pull off this film due to the confusion of the story's twists and how to reveal them coherently to the viewer while giving off an exciting energy. The costumes were great and really made it feel Victorian. The one downside that critics had were that the characters were flat, but I think that it was quite realistic when all the twists are set out and you look into each character and their reactions. Overall a movie that felt genuinely well made and fulfilled its potential.