96 out of 101 people found the following review helpful:

I'm under no illusion...this is great !

PaulaWestwood from , 12th March, 2007

This is a beautifully filmed really good film, that is made great by its actors. Edward Norton is just superb as Eisenheim the illusionist, but Paul Giamatti as the inspector, Jessica Biel as Sophie and Rufus Sewell as Crown Prince leopold are similarly excellent. The whole thing just comes together really well and makes for a really interesting film. Although it is just a story, it does have a whiff of reality in the portrayal of Crown Prince of Austria, who was a real odd bod, who, to all intents and purposes ended the Habsburg monarchy on his controvertial death with his mistress in 1889. It is still not known if it was really suicide or if they were murdered. This film is well worth a watch.

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45 out of 45 people found the following review helpful:

An entertaining movie

A Customer from Scotland, 10th March, 2007

I was not sure what to expect from The Illusionist, but the film kept me hooked from beginning to end. The surprises, the twists and the great performances by Norton and Giamatti make this another movie to add to the collection. I highly recommend it.

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35 out of 44 people found the following review helpful:

a true magician never reveals

brian green from scotland, 8th January, 2007

how good this movie actually is. a very pleasant change from all main stars involved. very worthy of 5 stars!

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24 out of 25 people found the following review helpful:

Rubbish

A Customer from London, 8th October, 2007

This was such a waste of time. The script was dull, the plot crashingly predictable and there really was no reason for the normally brilliant Ed Norton being in the film, because almost all of his character's development happened during the 'Young Ed Norton falls in love and learns magic' flashback at the beginning. All he needed to do was pitch up, say a few lines, then scurry off with a fat wad of cash in his back pocket before the producer realised he could actually have hired an amateur dramatist for a fraction of the cost. It's all cobbled together in such a clumsy way. Even the 'magic', the main subject matter of the film, was pretty limp, due to some decidedly clunky CGI. The ONLY good thing about this film was Paul Giamatti, who is incapable of delivering a line or facial expression badly. He was the only reason that I saw this film through to the end, and the only reason I have given it 2 stars.

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BRILLANT

A Customer from ENGLAND, 19th March, 2010

KEEPS YOU GUESSING TO THE END

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The Illusionist

Merys from , 19th March, 2010

I had seen this film before, but because i found it so capturing, i had to watch it again, if you like mistory and thrill this has it all, i would definatly give this film a 5 out of 5.

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Boring please avoid

carlsob from , 15th March, 2010

So boring I couldnt finish the movie, enough said i think. Im usually a fan of Edward Norton but this was complete monotonous rubbish. Avoid

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Good but not riviting

A Customer from Edinburgh, 11th March, 2010

Well acted but could have been made a bit more exciting, but my wife liked it very much.

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