Christopher Nolan's Best Film

Rating: 10/10 (23 July 2010)

With all the furore surrounding Inception, this is a good time to rediscover Nolan's earlier (and, it has to be said, much better) movie, The Prestige. The tale of two competing magicians in the 1800's, the film is blessed with great performances throughout and a story so ingenious, so convoluted, so beautifully realised that it will keep you guessing till the final frame and will have you discussing the story for days after first viewing. While it evidently didn't achieve the box office clout of Nolan's bigger films, this is nonetheless a superb piece of cinema and one that I would heartily recommend to anyone who appreciates an ingenious story.
Philip Caveney