Directed by:
Christopher NolanCinematography:
Wally PfisterComposer:
David JulyanCast:
Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Michael Caine, Piper Perabo, Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson, David Bowie, Andy Serkis, Daniel Davis, Christopher Neame (more)VOD (5)
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Is there a secret you would kill to know? In this electrifying, suspense-packed thriller from director Christopher Nolan, Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale play magicians whose cutthroat attempts to best each other plunge them into deadly deceptions. Scarlett Johansson also stars as the stage assistant who's both a pawn and player in their rivalry. A brilliant supporting cast (including Michael Caine and David Bowie). An ingenious story. An astonishing payoff. Once you see The Prestige, you'll want to see it again. Watch closely. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)
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Luckily the Nolan brothers played about sufficiently with the screenplay, so the result isn’t just a set of illustrations for the original book, but a self-standing creation. Not all the changes from the book are for the best (for instance, setting the story in the present day and its almost horror feel would have looked good in the movie too), but as a whole it holds together well and works without having to have read the book. Nolan plays an intelligent game with the viewer, asking a lot of questions, but also offering some answers. In terms of directing, he handles the movie with his own inimitable style and uses a similar storytelling method that he tried out in his debut movie, Following. The only more serious shortcoming is the pretty annoying partial happy ending; they should have left the ending the same as in the book.
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Clever. Very clever. I much admire the storytelling method used by Nolan to present us the story of two illusionists who dedicated their whole lives to magic. Hats off to him, because to stick to the storyline while various time lines layer up on each other is a work of mastership. Both Bale and Jackman, who are responsible for making the main characters so convincing, made perfect work of their roles. But if the screenplay weren’t so cleverly written, The Prestige would have commanded much less prestige :). I love it when a picture plays tricks on you, and of everything I have ever seen and probably will ever see, I admire filmmakers playing games with the viewer the highest. That’s why I forgive Nolan for the so much criticized explanatory part (and in my opinion even that is delivered gracefully). He didn’t do it for himself, but for some people in the audience. People who don’t want to see tricks, but to discover the secret behind them.
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Christopher Nolan didn't win me over as a great director with his Batman films (which were really great), but he did win me over with his perfect and well thought out masterpieces Inception and The Prestige. The film has an incredibly well thought out plot and very well done time shifts that you don’t get lost. And the director loves ambiguous endings, he's a real genius at that. The Prestige is great in every way. It has a strong premise (which is a bit like The Illusionist, but at the same time completely different), it doesn't lack action, romance and mystery, and it blew me away as a viewer - what more could I ask for? In short, I don't know what or how to write to lift the film to the heights ... so I simply applaud.
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Another tangled exhibition by Christopher Nolan, much more comprehensible than Memento and much more entertaining and original than the boring Insomnia. However, I need to ask an important question. What was it actually about? Nothing. This film is just like the tricks performed by the magicians, it has absolutely no storytelling value at its core and offers a sweet illusion that will appeal to many viewers. It is strong in terms of acting, brilliant in terms of costumes, but bloated in terms of plot and internally empty. Nevertheless, this entire trick is presented with such drive and audacity that it cannot be rejected in the end.
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Christopher Nolan is a brilliant artist who has already accomplished an incredible amount in film, and he is just barely over forty. When he directed the first "Batman" and announced the film "The Prestige," people probably thought he just wanted to take a little break from substance. But Nolan didn't want to rest at all. He took an interesting, relatively unknown book by Christopher Priest and made a film that will leave you breathless. He managed to do something that many directors have been trying to do since "The Sixth Sense" - he created such a powerful twist that it will give you chills when you realize what you have been watching the whole time. The well-chosen environment of magicians, mutual rivalry, the effort to be more and more perfect, at any cost. Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, and Michael Caine prove how great actors they are, especially Jackman who showed that he is truly a talented actor. The other two only confirmed it. But what leads the film is the great atmosphere that culminates in a truly amazing finale. This film is meticulously thought out in every detail. There are not many like it. More: http://www.filmovy-denik.cz/2012/06/karate-kid-parchanti-hromy-blesky-uca.html
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