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The
Prestige 
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| Starring: |
Hugh Jackman,
Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Scarlett
Johansson, Piper Perabo, Rebecca Hall, David
Bowie, Samantha Mahurin, Andy Serkis, Rob
Arbogast, Chris Cleveland, Edward Hibbert, Jamie
Harris, William Morgan Sheppard, Jim Piddock
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| Directed by: |
Christopher Nolan |
| Produced by: |
Christopher Nolan, Aaron
Ryder, Emma Thomas, Christopher Ball, Valerie
Dean, William Tyrer |
| Written by: |
Jonathan Nolan, Christopher
Nolan |
| Genre: |
Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
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| MPAA rating: |
PG-13 |
| Runtime: |
130 minutes |
| Release date: |
Oct 20, 2006 |
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An encounter during a
fraudulent seance pits two 19th-century magicians,
Alfred Borden (Christian Bale) and Rupert Angier (Hugh
Jackman), against each other in a bitter battle for
supremacy. Terrible consequences loom when the pair
escalate their feud, each seeking not just to outwit --
but to destroy -- the other man. Based on the novel by
Christopher
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| Critics
Reviews |
Average
Grade: |
B |
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Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta
Journal-Constitution
Steve Murray |
"A magic,
mature brain-tickler."
more... |
B+ |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"...Jackman and
Bale are committed to their parts: Genuine
madness glints in their eyes."
more... |
B |
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Chicago
Tribune |
"I prefer
The Illusionist, the movie that got here
first."
more... |
B- |
E! Online
Matt Stevens |
"...Nolan¿s
slick sleight of hand creates enough
abracadabra moments to make for an
entertaining diversion."
more... |
B |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"...an
aggressively devious sleight-of-hand
thriller..."
more... |
B+ |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
"...stunningly
handsome, but don't let your eyes wander too
deep into the scenery or you'll likely miss
an important twist."
more... |
A |
Hollywood
Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"A great magic
act -- fun while it lasts but leaves no
lasting memory."
more... |
B- |
New York
Post
Kyle Smith |
"It kept me
fully ensorcelled for two hours, but a
gimmick thriller is like a football game:
It's all about those last 10 minutes..."
more... |
B- |
New York
Times
A. O. Scott |
"...an
intricate and elaborate machine designed for
the simple purpose of diversion."
more... |
B |
Rolling
Stone
Peter Travers |
"Nolan directs
the film exactly like a great trick, so you
want to see it again the second it's over.
I'd call that wicked clever."
more... |
A- |
San
Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"Once the
grimness descends, it never lifts."
more... |
C- |
Seattle
Post-Intelligencer
Paula Nechak |
"If you can
forgive some woeful casting and a plot that
is as creakingly thin as an old staircase,
you can enjoy director Christopher Nolan's
The Prestige."
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C+ |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...a visually
stunning, startlingly clever sleight of hand
that will have audiences pondering well
after the lights go up."
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A- |
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