I thought The Prestige was a romance movie. But since I was bored and there was no other movie to see (the only remotely interesting alternative was The Marine), I decided to watch it. It turned out that what I had in mind was The Illusionist. The movie turned out to be quite nice. It’s about two magicians, Borden and Angier, who started out as friends but had a major falling out when Angier’s wife died in a magic trick that went horribly wrong. Angier sought revenge on Borden who he blamed for his wife’s death. As their rivalry on the stage heated up so it did too behind the stage. Their conflict finally culminated in death. But all is not what it seems. The movie, after all, is about magic. Have I spoiled it for you? Not yet. After all, you haven’t seen the prestige ;)
PS One thing I totally disliked is the idiot-proofing at the end. Hollywood movies seem to do be doing it more and more.
Rating: 4/5