The Magic of The Prestige

The Prestige is the tale of two turn of the century magicians, Alfred Borden (Hugh Jackman) and Robert Angier (Hugh Jackman). The two started out as friends, but later became bitter rivals, and each one tries to out do the other oneand when Alfred is able to do the transported man, Robert must beat him, and the games that they are playing have deadly consequences, not only for themselves, but also for their loved ones. The rest of the cast includes, Michael Caine, Scarlett Johansson, Andy Serkis and David Bowie. The film is directed by Chritopher Nolan, who also directed Memento and Batman Begins, and the screenplay was written by Christopher and his borther Jonathon Nolan. The film is made as though it is a magic trick, you can never be certain whether you are seeing something for real, or whether it is some slight of hand by Nolan.

With an amazing cast, and an interesting story, you can't go wrong with this film. Bale is fantastic, and Jackman delivers an emotional and amazing monologue, that showed his range as an actor. This was one of the better films of 2006, it was everything that I expected it to be and more, and it left nothing to e desire, any theater goer will leave completely satisfied.