The Ultimate Magic Trick

Rating: 10/10 (28 October 2006)

"The Prestige" is easily the best film in the last two years.
I've seen it twice so far and I enjoyed it more the second time around because many of the scenes that had seemed flawed the first time around are actually very important to the plot.
"The Prestige" is a magic trick unto it's self. It actually has two twists and both are revealed in the first few minutes of the film and are continued to be revealed throughout; but still, we are surprised by the ending.
I don't want to give anything away, so just be sure to watch carefully. Then go back and see it again and if you pay very close attention, you will see that everything actually fits into place perfectly.
My pet peeve with Hollywood is that they spend $200 on special effects but don't bother with writing a decent script. The script for "The Prestige" was obviously thought out and re-thought until it was flawless. If you don't fully understand the ending, you can read some of the message boards on this website to have it explained.
After "Momento," I had expected great things from Christopher Nolan. "The Prestige" is the film I had been waiting for.