The times they are a-changin’.
This post seems to be older than 16 years—a long time on the internet. It might be outdated.
Saw The Prestige last night. Quite a film. Very reminiscent of The Usual Suspects. I think the best way to describe the film is to quote the opening line:
Every great magic trick consists of three acts. The first act is called “The Pledge”; The magician shows you something ordinary, but of course… it probably isn’t. The second act is called “The Turn”; The magician makes his ordinary some thing do something extraordinary. Now if you’re looking for the secret… you won’t find it, that’s why there’s a third act called, “The Prestige”; this is the part with the twists and turns, where lives hang in the balance, and you see something shocking you’ve never seen before.
And that is The Prestige.
I give it an: A
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