Let me be the first one to kick my Now You See Me review to the curb

PLOT

For a movie about magic, there was very little of it here. There’s no sleight of hand, there’s no setup, there’s nothing to catch during a second viewing. There isn’t even enough exposition at times, and when has that ever been a problem in a movie, eh?

The idea itself could make for a good story, but they put it together in the laziest way possible, and with an “oh, ummm…surprise, I guess” ending.

CHARACTERS

The magicians aren’t on screen long enough to develop any real chemistry with each other, so their efforts to squeeze some in at the last minute feels exactly that…rushed and last minute.

FX

Despite everything else, I do enjoy the light show they do at the end on the side of that building. Those are fun even in real life.

REWATCHABILITY

I only watched this again because I hadn’t seen the sequel yet. Like I mentioned above, knowing the ending beforehand did not detract from the story (or enhance it, for that matter) in any way this time around.