THE ILLUSIONIST

We rented "The Illusionist" last weekend & it was, how should I say? Impeccable. I mean, why were we sleeping on this movie?! We've been meaning to get it for soooo long but kept putting it off for other movies. But now I've got to say sorry for not watching it sooner. We've been missing out man!

In a nutshell it is about a battle of wits between Eisenheim (Edward Norton) & Uhl (Paul Giamatti.) Eisenheim is an acclaimed magician who has die-hard fans and also die-hard haters (ok I'm sure they weren't called haters back then but hey, it's my review, so :-p) The biggest hater that he has is Prince Leopold (Rufus Sewell) who's fiance is Sophie (Jessica Biel.) Leopold is a logical & thinking man & believes that there is an explanation for everything, ergo doesn't believe that Eisenheim can really do magic. Oh and the fact that Sophie & Eisenheim are childhood loves doesn't help either. So Leopold is jealous & critical of Eisenheim & sends Uhl to investigate him. That's when the battle of wits start.

Mesmerizingly filled with romance, politics, magic, elegance, cleverness & so much more, "The Illusionist" has got to be one of the better movies out there. The story is ridiculously brilliant, the shots were illuminated as if there was a spotlight in the middle, making it so beautiful & the acting was magnificent! I mean, Edward Norton? whoot whoot! He's another one of our favorite actors & Paul Giamatti is one of Actor's favorite. I don't know too much about him though, gotta do me research...

The ending was breathtaking. I mean, wow. I can still remember me looking at the tv like "Whoaaaa" (in my head cuz I was too caught off guard to actually verbalize it.) Then me & Actor looked at each other like "Did you see that?!" & just smiled. It was great!

Check it out! It's one of my favorite movies now. Oh & by the way, Edward Norton is redoing "The Hulk." Every role that he plays is incredible & I know that he's gonna make the movie way better than the last. Can't wait to see it. Yay!

Love,
Akanke


THE ILLUSIONIST

"Life and death. Space and time. Fate and chance. Theses are the forces of the universe. Tonight, ladies and gentlemen, I present to you a man who has unlocked these mysteries."




"Are you completely corrupt?"
"No, not completely, which is why I'll advise you not to accuse anyone."

"Everything you have seen here has been an illusion."