The Prestige is just magic!

Rating: 10/10 (24 March 2007)

This movie was excellent. Probably the most original I have seen all year. It was a little confusing to some people(my friend was totally lost) but at the end you will either be saying "Huh?" or "OHHHH!! I GET IT!". I understood it, and then I had to spend 15 minutes explaining it to my friend. When he finally got it, I had to bring it over to my friend, Annie's house, so she could watch it.
The movie has a great story. Robert Angier and Alfred Bordan are two magicians, they are friends and both excellent magicians. But after Angier's wife, Julia(Piper Perabo) drowns in a trick gone wrong, the two become enemies for life. Angier is now trying to steal Bordan's trick of magic. So he sends his beautiful assistant(and lover), Olivia Wenscombe(Scarlett Johannson) to steal it for him. Olivia doesn't like this, so she hates Angier and becomes Bordan's lover and partner. Also, Bordan is having trouble at home, his wife Sarah, is having a hard time living the way they are. I don't want to spoil anything more.
The performances were excellent. Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale were terrific in their roles and played them perfectly. Michael Caine plays Cutter, and that's another wonderful performance. Scarlett Johansson was good as Olivia. Some people complained she was flat compared to the other actors, but I liked her in here. Her fake accent was very convincing. Same goes for Piper Perabo(Julia). She wasn't in the film very long but she played it very well and put on the fake accent very well. My favorite performance was by Bordan's daughter, Jess. She was just so adorable. I also liked the performance of Sarah. I felt very bad for her because she started out happy and then she just was never happy anymore.
This was a great film. One of the best. Comes in my top 4(The Departed, Little Miss Sunshine, The Prestige, Casino Royale) I highly recommend this movie. It was very good. Great cast, great script, great story, great directing!
Acting: A+ Script: A+ Story: A+ Plot Twists: A+ Suspense: A+ Ending: A+
Final Grade: A+ Stars: 10/10 Percent: 100
In general: This movie rules!