The Prestige

2006 "Are You Watching Closely?"
8.5| 2h10m| PG-13| en
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A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.

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Solemplex To me, this movie is perfection.
BallWubba Wow! What a bizarre film! Unfortunately the few funny moments there were were quite overshadowed by it's completely weird and random vibe throughout.
Catangro After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.
Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,
yun Entertaining and exciting. there was so much terrible stuff and i hated it but by god was that a good movie! i want to give it a bad rating but i cannot! the stress that these two male leads gave me was unprecedented. unbelievable. how can you love someone and not reveal the trick? what would sarah knowing have changed? he drove her to alcoholism with his erratic behaviour and absolute depression since she hangs herself. also the revenge chain between the two was ridiculous (i absolutely believe they were capable of it but it was painful to watch). 'i don't care about my wife i care about the trick' and Angier's final explanation was amazing. my god!!! what a good film!! but did you really have to frame him for murder? really? murder? basically kill him?? kill him for it angier? isn't that too much? he didn't even do it on purpose bro. anyway WOW is the best way to describe the film.
jesscampbell-88742 The Prestige is a great film by Christopher Nolan and it will take you probably more sittings than one to figure everything out. Strange that this came out the same year as the other film on magicians The Illusionist but I feel this one is a slightly better movie. Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale play rival magicians who will go to any length to get the better of the other. The performances are good. The film is long but you wont feel so and the cinematography and production design are top notch.
matthewcphelps An excellently crafted story, having amazing direction. Every part of this movie will keep you interested.When it isn't a great magical spectacle, the characters are engaging amazingly, the depth of each character really comes out.PS. Love Bowie as Tesla!!!!
Pjtaylor-96-138044 'The Prestige (2006)' is a movie about illusions that manages to pull off quite a few of its own, with Nolan competently using cinematic techniques as a form of slight-of-hand. It cryptically tells you its many twists in its opening moments yet still manages to surprise with them. Yet, beyond the twists and turns lies a layered narrative centred around two well-crafted characters, one that impacts emotionally as well as intellectually. It is often forgotten amidst the plethora of Nolan's other work, but it sits just as highly as them and is, in my book, even a little underrated. 8/10