Now You See Me (2013) Movie Review

NOW YOU SEE ME (2013) MOVIE REVIEW

Now you see me......now you don't...

Focused around four street magicians, Now You See Me tells the story of how these four magicians, Daniel (Jesse Eisenburg), Merritt (Woody Harrelson), Henley (Isla Fisher) and Jack (Dave Franco) all join forces to pull off the greatest heist the world has ever seen. Following their track however is the rage filled Special Agent Dylan Rhodes (Mark Ruffallo) and his newly assigned partner Alma Dray (Melanie Laurent). Now on a hunt for these vigilantes, Dylan and the FBI must now figure out how these master magicians continue to pull off these mind bending heists. One of the things I liked most about the plot was that every character was relevant, even the French special agent. This brought the film up a whole another level as achieving this is a skill that very few people can successfully do, one of these people being Joss Whedon (Director of The Avengers). Overall, the story for this film was extremely well constructed and managed to keep my interest for the majority of the movie.

Still of Mark Ruffalo and Melanie Laurent 

One major reason why this movie worked so well was because of the actual premise of it. With a premise involving magicians and heists, the possibilities are endless in which they do describe more and more into the film's progression. Obviously, the magic felt very real and made the heists seem very realistic and in some cases, easy to pull off. However, many times during the movie you begin to question whether that scenario would have played out that perfectly and go out without any hassles whatsoever. However, any heist movie is expected to have these kinds of trouble. At the end of each heist, Morgan Freeman's character begins to describe how they managed to pull off such a stunt so perfectly. By doing this, I felt it worked as since Freeman's character is someone who should know this, it all works almost too perfectly and continues to be a relevant aspect of the plot.

Still of Morgan Freeman and Melanie Laurent

As for the acting, it was perhaps the greatest thing that held the movie together and made it the enjoyable thing it was. The four main pro/antagonists in the movie play their roles perfectly and really do shine more when put together as they all have great chemistry. Although it is not too much of a gripe, I really believe that they could have used Dave Franco's character more in the movie as it just feels like he's just there to be a fourth man and not an actual horseman. Besides this, Woody Harrelson I feel steals every scene he's in as to be honest, no matter if the movie is bad or not, Woody Harrelson will steal the entire movie, which he did here. Other good actors include the standard phenomenal Morgan Freeman and Mark Ruffalo whom is becoming more of a well known actor because of his portrayal of The Hulk in The Avengers. Before I divert, I felt the acting was actually particularly strong and really showcased some hidden potential for many people. 

Still of Dave Franco, Isla Fisher, Woody Harrelson and
Jesse Eisenburg

While Now You See Me certainly won't win any major awards, it is still a great film to delve into and have a good time. Because of it's great acting, interesting premise and witty dialogue, it manages to tell the tale of four people who started from the bottom whom attempt to work their way to the top anyway they can. 

OVERALL: 7.5/10