Overwiew :Robert and Alfred are rival magicians. When Alfred performs the ultimate magic trick, Robert tries desperately to find out the secret to the trick. Surprise Ending / Magic / Shot In The Hand / Title Spoken By Character / Twist Ending
Starring :Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, David Bowie, Scarlett Johansson, Piper Perabo, Andy Serkis, Robert Arbogast, W. Morgan Sheppard, Samantha Mahurin, Rebecca Hall, Daniel Davis, Jim Piddock, Christopher Neame, Mark Ryan, Roger Rees, Jamie Harris, Monty Stuart, Ron Perkins, Ricky Jay, J. Paul Moore, Chao-Li Chi, Gregory Humphreys, John B. Crye, Sean Francis Howse, Julie Sanford, Ezra Buzzington, James Lancaster, Olivia Merg, Zoe Merg, Johnny Liska, Russ Fega, Kevin Will, Edward Hibbert, Christopher Judges, James Otis, Sam Menning, Brian Tahash, Jodi Bianca Wise, Nikki Glick, Enn Reitel, Clive Kennedy, Chris Cleveland
USA Today - Claudia Puig : ...a visually stunning, startlingly clever sleight of hand that will have audiences pondering well after the lights go up. more...
A-
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. more...
C+
San Francisco Chronicle - Mick LaSalle : Once the grimness descends, it never lifts. more...
C-
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-
New York Times - A. O. Scott : ...an intricate and elaborate machine designed for the simple purpose of diversion. 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-
Hollywood Reporter - Kirk Honeycutt : A great magic act -- fun while it lasts but leaves no lasting memory. 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...
E! Online - Matt Stevens : ...Nolan¿s slick sleight of hand creates enough abracadabra moments to make for an entertaining diversion. more...
B
Chicago Tribune - I prefer The Illusionist, the movie that got here first. : http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/movies/mmx-061020-movies-review-prestige,0,4032522.story?coll=mmx-movies_top_heds more...
Boston Globe - Ty Burr : ...Jackman and Bale are committed to their parts: Genuine madness glints in their eyes. more...
B
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Steve Murray : A magic, mature brain-tickler. more...
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