"The Prestige"

     Two stage magicians, Robert Angier and Alfred Borden, compete for the attention of 19th century London in this psychological thriller. Each having an obsession to one-up the other with the best stage illusion. While Borden seemingly takes the upper hand, when he comes up with "The Transported Man" illusion; in which he disappears behind a door only to reappear a moment later in a different door. This illusion infuriates Angier; who then goes to America to enlist the help of the famous inventor Nikola Tesla. Tesla then invents a machine which not even he fully understands, and which will lead to dire consequences for not only Angier, but Borden as well.

     Directed by the brilliant Christopher Nolan; this film stars Hugh Jackman as Robert Angier, Christian Bale as Alfred Borden, Michael Cain as John Cutter, Scarlett Johansson as Olivia Wenscombe, and David Bowie as Nikola Tesla. This film simply amazes me every time I watch it; and I definitely didn't see the ending coming when I first watched it. So well acted and the script was superb!

     This film is based off a book of the same name by Christopher Priest. The screen adaption was written by Christopher Nolan and his brother Jonathan. I know I say this a lot, but this has to be one of my favorite films! I love when movies can keep me guessing, and this film certainly does that. Can I just say that Michael Cain makes every movie he's in even that much better. He is truly a master at his craft. The Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale duo was amazing too. When you get two actors of that caliber together for a movie; you know you are gonna be watching something amazing. Plus it's the closest we are gonna get to see Black Widow, Wolverine, Batman, and Alfred in the same movie!

     I would give this film a 10 out of 10! I would recommend this movie to everyone! Seriously, if you haven't watched it yet go watch it right now! You won't regret it! Follow me on Twitter, and check back here next Sunday for my next blog post. Let me know what you want me to review next! Have a good week everybody!

Peace,
Jake