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In Reply to: "The Ilusionist" posted by rico on September 4, 2006 at 13:46:57:
The "Illusionist" falls short of greatness.There is no real chemistry between Norton and Biel, and the gooey love scene montage is right out of Lifetime network.
The "trick ending" could be seen coming a mile away. The director might think he's being clever, but this type of present-day cinematic "surprise," made popular I suppose by "The Sixth Sense," has to involve more than last-second script manipulation.
Paul Giamatti kept my attention throughout the film and he's moving into the same class of actors that includes Robert Duval -- someone who fully inhabits his character while maintaining a mesmerizing screen persona. You can't take your eyes off him and he rises above the proceedings.
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Follow Ups
- Re: "The Ilusionist" - ladok 05:35:42 09/05/06 (3)
- Yeah, the whole "Usual Suspects" go over everything again at the climax in order to... - Vinylized 08:31:02 09/14/06 (0)
- "There is no real chemistry between Norton and Biel..." - You must've been watching a different movie. - Audiophilander 10:34:25 09/05/06 (1)
- Same movie, different ways of processing it - Ladok 12:46:54 09/05/06 (0)
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