The Prestige

[daasgrrl]

Went to see The Prestige yesterday. I loved this more than any film I've seen for a long time - I think it appealed to a large number of my personal kinks. It's basically about the rivalry between two magicians in the Victorian era, and the lengths to which they will go both to further their own career and to damage the other's. So we have period

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[michelleann68]

I was planning on heading out to see this on Sat, now I think I will make sure to go, I have been worried that it would end up link the Illusionist.. and fall flat, but is sounds good. Thanks for the info.

Side note- heading to see Company tomorrow.. I am getting excited for it.

[daasgrrl]

I actually read in a review that it was 'up against' The Illusionist, which I've actually heard zero about, not even who's in it or what it's about, so I can't really make the comparison, although I'm interested now.

I love Company! Hope you enjoy :)

[michelleann68]

In a nutshell, it had period going for it.. lovely costumes. It is about, pride, revenge, and illusion. It had Ed Norton, who rocks the world in it, it has Paul Giamatti, who plays the same kind of guy he always does, and Jessica Biel, who IMHO is the WEAK link, and some contrieved plot points in the last act.

Overall not horrible, I don't regret seeing it, I would have like a more compelling herione,and I might have forgiven some of the weaker points.. hopefully that was general and non spoilery enough.

Re: Company- I am getting excited to see it, I have a general idea of it, but am looking forward to experiencing it live and in person.

[daasgrrl]

Thanks for the summary - I looked it up, and yeah, I think it's very different. I'm not really a 'romance' person so the whole For The Love of A Woman thing makes it a bit unappealing. Nice costumes, though. Much less of a romance angle in The Prestige, I think - there are women but they're mostly used as adjuncts to the story.

Hope to hear about Company - it's really fun.

[teflon_woman]

I didn't like The Illusionist as much. I was very unimpressed with the acting (though my partner disagrees). And Norton's facial hair was a serious turnoff.