Great story - too many hints

Rating: 7/10 (1 August 2012)

Loved the story but missed getting the surprise ending (prestige) because they were a bit too heavy handed with the hints, although I was helped by having seen that it was classified as Science Fiction. The only thing I hadn't figured out half way through was what the surviving twin would do and so what the fate of Jess Borden was.
There's a fine line between giving enough hints so that at the end you look back and see that you should have figured it out and giving so many hints that the end is clear early in the movie. They crossed that line.
All the actors were adequate - even David Bowie but none of the performances were outstanding. This doesn't worry me. The roles didn't require outstanding performances so it didn't detract from the movie.
The story could have been handled better.