Now You See Me

Description

NOW YOU SEE ME pits a crack FBI squad in a game of cat and
mouse against a super-team of the world’s greatest illusionists, who pull off
a series of daring bank heists during their performances, showering the
profits on their audiences while staying one step ahead of the law.
Cinematic sleight of hand and digital prestidigitation drive Now You See Me, a
slick popcorn movie about four magicians coming together to pull off a heist
and maybe right a wrong at the same time. Jesse Eisenberg, Isla Fisher, Woody
Harrelson, and Dave Franco play the Four Horsemen, who each have their
individual skills (Harrelson is a master hypnotist, for example) but have
combined to put on an amazing show in Vegas–a show that culminates in robbing
a French bank. The authorities don’t know how they did it, but an FBI agent
(Mark Ruffalo) and an Interpol agent (Mélanie Laurent, Inglourious Basterds)
start tracking the Four Horsemen as they prepare a second performance in New
Orleans. A professional skeptic (Morgan Freeman), however, suggests that these
performances are only the preamble to a much bigger trick, and that maybe the
Four Horsemen themselves are misdirection. The excellent cast (which also
includes Michael Caine) and the unrelenting pace give Now You See Me the
illusion of sense and coherence, and the movie can be fun if you surrender to
it. Don’t think too hard about the illusions themselves; the real fun of magic
is not being able to figure out how it’s done, whereas we know exactly how the
“magic” in Now You See Me works: editing and CGI special effects. Even the few
tricks that are supposedly explained fall apart with a moment’s thought–they
wouldn’t actually work. The most compelling element of the movie is the
developing romance between Ruffalo and Laurent, two charming actors who know
how to let emotion simmer under the surface. That’s a different–and much more
enticing–kind of magic. –Bret Fetzer

Features:

Product Details:

• Genre: Crime
• Format: Multiple Formats, NTSC, Widescreen, Color
• Contributor: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Mélanie Laurent, Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco, Louis Leterrier See more
• Language: English
• Runtime: 1 hour and 55 minutes
• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.4 Ounces
• Item model number ‏ : ‎ SMIT66128942DVD
• Director ‏ : ‎ Louis Leterrier
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, NTSC, Widescreen, Color
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 55 minutes
• Release date ‏ : ‎ September 3, 2013
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Isla Fisher
• Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, Spanish