THE PRESTIGE
It's an exciting prospect to reunite director Christopher Nolan (after whom I very nearly named my dog) and two of the stars of his film Batman Begins for a piece about magic. I waited very patiently for The Prestige to come out on DVD, and having seen (and thoroughly enjoyed) rival film The Illusionist recently. I was primed for a masterpiece-and, might I say, prepared to be let down.
Upon completion, I can say I wasn't disappointed, but neither was I left breathless. Nolan creates beautiful visuals as usual, but falls short of the wow factor of his prior work in Memento. Christian Bale and Michael Caine are superb and Hugh Jackman is adequate. Scarlett …
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