123 out of 130 people found the following review helpful:

Best film of 2006

BH101 from , 28th February, 2007

Best film I saw all last year, and for me, far better and more enjoyable than some other films which attracted more acclaim (I'm looking at you, Babel). Nolan on the absolute top of his game. Bale and Jackman are superb, the story is riveting, and aside from a slightly wobbly accent from Scarlett Johansson, everything about it is of the highest quality. Very different from the Illusionist, which is simpler, more linear, and less ambitious in scope- The Prestige is a complex, rich, intriguing film about life, love, art, obsession and deception. Michael Caine lends excellent support, and I personally really enjoyed Bowie's cameo as the eccentric Serb-American inventor Tesla. Read the book on the strength of seeing the film, and while enjoyable in its own right, it only served to emphasize just what a superb job was done of adapting the screenplay. All the changes worked for the better, while retaining the heart of darkness that gives this film such a chilling atmosphere. See it. It's the sort of film it's difficult to watch without then wanting to spend hours talking about.

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46 out of 53 people found the following review helpful:

Best of the best.

younglochinvar from from Prestatyn, 17th September, 2007

My favorite movie of all time is a period piece, drama, thriller, romance, action/adventure, sci-fi as well as documenting the history of magic. Even it's comedy is perfectly timed. Not a word of the screenplay is wasted and both acting and direction are flawless. Equally if not more enjoyable once you fully grasp the outcome then re-watch the film. BRILLIANT!

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44 out of 48 people found the following review helpful:

so good i watched it twice!

Annemarie from Bath, 15th June, 2007

As my title suggests I was so entranced by this film that once it had finished I wanted to watch it all over again, unfortunetly i promised my husband id wait so that he could have a gander, and an agonising two days elapsed before i could enjoy this dark masterpiece all over again. This movie has many twists and begins at the end, weaving its way back through time to gradually explain the two facinating lives of rival magicians. Although initially i was a tad confused I soon realised what the hell was going on and got right into the essence of the movie. The prestige is one of those movies which stay with you for a few days after watching it, i find myself randomly thinking about certain events which happen and my husband later agreed with me that he too had lingering thoughts and questions over this movie. Well worth renting, a mysterious and dark scientific and psychological exploration of the human condition, by the end you will be begging for more.

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41 out of 49 people found the following review helpful:

Nolan's best, possibly 2006's best.

Michael Pattison from Gateshead, England., 23rd December, 2006

Outstanding: a film told for the most part in flashback, with one character reading another character's journal... and within that narrative, the other character reads the principle character's journal. On top of this, parallel to this dual-perspective, we've a third character reliving the fatal night which begins the film. It's spellbinding stuff, narratively exciting and completely authentic. Nolan is growing vastly in confidence and skill, and one would hope that he continues to be prolific, ambitious and vastly intelligent. His direction of actors is admirable - all the performances are notable, but Bale, at the very top of his game, gives further evidence of being the finest actor currently working. Nolan also has a fine sense of pacing and volume, knowing when to cut and what to - it's incredibly complicated stuff made to look effortless, much like the magic tricks themselves.

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Strange!

A Customer from Wales, 17th March, 2010

Couldn't even watch it to the end!

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Great film!

Smithler from , 15th March, 2010

Good film with good twist throughout, a bit too much to understand but as long as you watch it a few times through then ya penny might drop for you. A bit confusing at times but great plot! Recommend to watch if ya into the whole twisty, betrayley, filmy thing.

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Brilliant Film

maxmara from , 13th March, 2010

How could I have missed this film for the last 4 years. This is far the best movie I have seen for long. Very misterious, magical and magnificant.

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Uninvolving and confused

Bigtam from , 11th March, 2010

It was ok, but failed to make me care what happened to any of the characters. I watched the film through, but did not find anything to get excited about. All the other players suffered by comparison to Michael Caine, as his character was the only one you were interested in, but this interest was prompted by the actor not the character. Worth watching if you have nothing else on your rental list, but if you've any better / other ideas I'd go with them first.

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