I thought Woody Harrelson was excellent in his role as a mentalist that can hypnotize. His character is smug and egotistical but fits the role nicely and carries the cast well. That's not to say he didn't do a good job, I just didn't like him much. I didn't much care for Jesse Eisenberg's character. I'm just surprised they actually signed on to this but then again it is making okay money at the box office. The cast certainly is not the issue for this film. The big twist has no groundwork laid for it and makes no sense at all but by that time you are so completely lost in the silly story that you won't care that it doesn't make sense. It was a very interesting experience when the big final twist of the movie was revealed and everyone in the theatre I was in gasped and then that was immediately followed by many people whispering "That's dumb," "That doesn't make sense." They are exactly right. Now You See Me just throws in all kinds of tricks and twists without any build up or thinking about whether or not it makes sense. A truly smart film can be smart and tricky without trying SO hard. Decent cast, some real twists and turns but a blatantly complicated plot line that makes little sense and tries way too hard just to be complex. Well, I don't mean to toot my own horn but I don't think I'm a stupid individual and I've seen thousands of movies.more than your average joe because I love movies. Reading some of the reviews on here, many of them "claim" that people with a low IQ dislike the film. I remember seeing the trailers for this and I thought it really looked great. Maybe if the filmmakers had edited down some of their ideas, this illusion would feel seamless and breathtaking, rather than frenzied and winded.Reviewed by Robert_duder 4 / 10 Now you see me.but I wish I hadn't There’s action, illusion, exotic locations, Morgan Freeman’s voice over. “Now You See Me 2” delivers as light, globe-trotting summer escapism – an “Oceans 11” with sleight of hand. But there’s something disingenuous in following characters, their choices and actions for two-plus hours, only to find out someone else was pulling the strings. The story itself of “Now You See Me 2” is one giant magic trick. The entire film is about chasing a little thingamabob, and then the purpose of the thingamabob is quickly swept aside. The film, written by Ed Solomon and Pete Chiarelli, is just too busy, too concerned with personal journeys, vendettas and conflicts, and the message about digital privacy is just a device in the spectacle of plot twists rather than actual cultural commentary. He seems to be having fun with it, but it’s painfully unfunny. Harrelson, too, is saddled with playing his character’s own twin, replete with curly wig and blindingly white fake teeth. Lizzy Caplan fulfills the lady quota, but her jokester persona is dialed up to hyperactive. If the performances weren’t so hokey, it might be easier to buy that magicians are actually cool. “Now You See Me 2” also wants to make magic cool, hip, contemporary and used in the service of something greater than just wonder and entertainment. “Now You See Me 2” wants to expose the wires and strings behind these tricks, but only some of them the rest you just have to take on faith. He’s seeking a microchip that will let him control markets, spy on citizens and essentially rule the world.īecause this is a movie about magic, there are whiplash-inducing twists and turns in the story, where one thing is revealed to be another, where illusions are unpacked and explained to the audience – sometimes. The magicians – Daniel Atlas (Jesse Eisenberg), Merritt McKinney (Woody Harrelson), Jack Wilder (Dave Franco) and newest lady Horseman Lula (Lizzy Caplan) – are whisked away to Macau, where they are pressed into helping a young, mysterious scientist/tech guru, Walter Mabry (Daniel Radcliffe). The bad guys are personally connected to The Horsemen’s last trick and are seeking retribution of their own. They aren’t the real villains of the film. The tech company is a red herring, in screenwriting parlance, or a misdirection as the magicians would say. Though they’ve scattered to the wind, secret Horseman and FBI agent Dylan Rhodes (Mark Ruffalo) brings the group back together to expose a tech company’s plan to sell customer data and violate privacy. The notorious rogue magicians The Horsemen have been sent underground, into hiding after the events of their last trick, where they robbed an insurance company for revenge, and set up magician Thaddeus Bradley (Morgan Freeman) to take the fall. Chu taking the reins from Louis Leterrier. Who would have thought that 2013’s “Now You See Me,” an action comedy featuring magicians who use their skills for justice, would become a surprise summer hit? But, here we are with the sequel, “Now You See Me 2,” with a cast even more star-stuffed than the original, with director Jon M.
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