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And how could anyone see Edward Norton as a leading man. A powerful magician? He is the guy everyone used to beat up on in junior high, and probably high school, in his case. He is a wimp, beard or not, and the wrong person for this Rasputin-like part. The surprise ending was a surprise to nobody, the acting over the top, Biehl shows no affinity for acting, Giamatti was a ham...the plot impossible.
Color was annoying; everything shot in brown.
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But, like most others here I was able to follow it, "got it" and thoroughly enjoyed it.
...with the casting director who I happen to know. I agree that the color got tiring after a couple of minutes into the movie, and yes, the ending was predictable. Decent entertainment designed for mainstream audience appeal.
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leading man that would fit this charismatic character. Jason Stratham was best. Otherwise, came up blank; just like when I tried to figure who should have played Garp.
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Just the first to come to mind.
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Sure it had flaws. At least it was intended for grownups. That alone puts it at a 90 percentile rank.
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A better, more ambitious film about magicians.
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and I've seen a ton of movies last year.Well actually it was a tie with "Running with Scissors" which I also liked a lot.
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You seem a bit too critical. What recent movies have you enjoyed?
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Darwin's Nightmare, Children of Men (to a degree). Don't blame me for the current bunch of crap movies. I don't like any current American television either.
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I think he can do sinister, see Primal Fear if you doubt it, but for some reason he didn't click in this film-- though the film itself was quite weak.
I saw it as entertainment, not particularly good. Giamatti IS a ham. He usually is over-the-top. It seems to be his temperament and HE'S the type of actor that plays himself.
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... is eternally young and best when he's being "snotty", I thought he was quite menacing in American History X.
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Is just but a pain in the ass.
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