Starring Christian Bale,
Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johannson, and Michael Caine with director Christopher
Nolan, this film is about two magicians who ultimately become rivals. After the
death of Robert Angiers' wife, he blames Alfred Borden and thus begins their
quest to become the greatest magicians the world has ever seen. Along the way
Borden finds a wife and has a daughter, while Angiers tries to discover
Borden’s secrets various ways. Both men will stop at nothing to succeed even if
it means sabotage, wounding, or even traveling to Colorado in Angiers' case.
With Borden in jail for murder of his rival, it appears as if Angiers has won.
However, in the end all is not as it seems and it is revealed to the audience.
Once again Nolan uses non linear storytelling to develop this intriguing
mystery. I was not much of an authority on magic but now I know you have the
pledge, the turn, and of course the prestige.
4/5 Stars
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