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OFCS Rating: 86% Fresh |
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A- | "It begs for repeated viewings and will likely get them from moviegoers who want to crack Nolan's own theatrical magic trick." |
| FromTheBalcony |
| Bill Clark |
4.5/5 | "The Prestige takes its title literally, asking us to believe in the power that stature and esteem has over two dark, desperate men, to witness how far both will go to achieve it...and more importantly, prevent it from happening for the other." |
| DVD Verdict |
| Bill Gibron |
| ""The Prestige" is a cinematic trick, nothing more, and the deadpan seriousness is part of the effect, and not an end in itself." |
| Beyond Hollywood |
| Brian Holcomb |
B+ | "The Prestige retains a mesmerizing hold on the audience, and it returns magic to the realm of the real, where craftsmanship and stage presence are just as thrilling as the physical act of disappearance." |
| FilmJerk.com |
| Brian Orndorf |
| "The magicians are ever fooled, as each believes he is the more original artist. Ironically, this makes them, as Olivia observes angrily, "perfect for each other."" |
| PopMatters |
| Cynthia Fuchs |
71/100 | "An interesting if not entirely satisfactory theatrical interpretation of magical rivalries." |
| Cinemania |
| Dan Jardine |
3/5 | "'The Prestige' is one of those weird movies that plays better in memory than it does on the screen." |
| eFilmCritic.com |
| Dan Lybarger |
A | "It's all about prestidigitation, folks - and Nolan's hugely entertaining film performs the best sleight-of-hand this side of Vegas." |
| EDGE Boston |
| David Foucher |
C+ | "Though mostly a leaden affair, it has its few diversionary magical moments." |
| Ozus' World Movie Reviews |
| Dennis Schwartz |
2.5/4 | "A complex revenge drama and an intriguing mystery that, like the old magic act standby, attempts to pull a rabbit or two out of its hat by the end." |
| TheMovieBoy.com |
| Dustin Putman |
3/5 | "Christopher Nolan presenta la rivalidad entre dos magos como si se tratara de un vistozo y complejo truco de magia cuyo secreto nos es develado." |
| Uruguay Total |
| Enrique Buchichio |
B+ | "A brilliantly plotted, smartly directed, fiendishly entertaining merry-go-round." |
| EricDSnider.com |
| Eric D. Snider |
4/4 | "Nolan has used the same illusionist's ruses to craft an entertainment whose power lies not behind the curtain but right in front of all the types of magic imaginable." |
| eFilmCritic.com |
| Erik Childress |
3/4 | "Visually spry and contemplative, what more can one say about a forceful film that asks us to unmask our hidden Houdini within? Hey, it's just plain magic!" |
| Movie Eye |
| Frank Ochieng |
C | "A ponderous tale of envy and one-upmanship that promises much but in the end delivers surprisingly little...seriously short of cinematic magic." |
| One Guy's Opinion |
| Frank Swietek |
4/5 | "This dazzling and spellbinding tale about the intense rivalry between two magicians in London tutors us in the art of watching closely." |
| Spirituality and Practice |
| Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
2.5/4 | "Watching The Prestige is like observing a magic act where the magician's sleight-of-hand isn't deft enough. The trick almost works, but not quite." |
| ReelViews |
| James Berardinelli |
2.5/4 | "Perhaps it is because the film focuses so much on the mechanical and the material that the sudden intrusion of the genuinely magical feels forced and even somewhat silly." |
| Q Network Film Desk |
| James Kendrick |
10/10 | "A mean and nasty film about men consumed by the goal of triumphing against their competition in the most merciless way." |
| ReelTalk Movie Reviews |
| Jeffrey Chen |
7/10 | "...one of those pictures where the journey is more important than the destination." |
| DVDTown.com |
| John J. Puccio |
7/10 | "A story about a third act that begins to come undone in its own third act." |
| Planet Sick-Boy |
| Jon Popick |
3.5/5 | "full review in Greek" |
| Movies for the Masses |
| Joseph Proimakis |
3/5 | "Magical? Not so much." |
| 3BlackChicks Review |
| Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel |
4.0/4.0 | "Don't move, don't blink, and don't breathe... make The Prestige your new dark obsession." |
| MovieCrypt.com |
| Kevin A. Ranson |
3.5/5 | "The plot is somewhat complicated, and only a little bit predictable. However, like any good magic trick, even if you know the outcome, it's fun to watch the process." |
| 7M Pictures |
| Kevin Carr |
| "The Prestige is a neat trick, even if Nolan is a little too proud of his narrative sleight of hand; magicians may never betray their secrets, but Nolan holds no such creed." |
| Pretentious Musings |
| Kevin Koehler |
4/4 | "As dark as it gets, like Batman Begins before it, it's also a wildly entertaining movie." |
| Montreal Film Journal |
| Kevin N. Laforest |
3.5/5 | "Mientras unos encontrarán enigma y adicción %u2014como si se tratase de una historia del genio Hitchcock%u2014 otros, aquellos que buscan el piso falso en el tablado del escenario, porque simplemente no creen en la verdadera magia, saldrán desilusionados" |
| Cinenganos |
| Luis Martinez |
3.5/4 | "The film's prestige is a doozy, both dazzling and preposterous, but if you're watching closely, it's flawlessly set up." |
| TV Guide's Movie Guide |
| Maitland McDonagh |
4/4 | "Part homage to the art of performance, part admiration of science and technology, part unexpected turn to science fiction, and total mind-melting madness." |
| Mark Reviews Movies |
| Mark Dujsik |
9/10 | "This is a thriller, an education in stage magic, a mystery, and even a bit of a science fiction film." |
| rec.arts.movies.reviews |
| Mark R. Leeper |
| "[A]s smart as it is shifty, like some lost Alan Moore graphic novel come to life, like something Jules Verne would have written if he were Neil Gaiman." |
| Flick Filosopher |
| MaryAnn Johanson |
3.5/4 | "The Prestige quite brilliantly replicates the experience of a great magic trick. You know what you have just seen isn't possible, and while you recognize some of the trickery, you can't spell it all out. You walk away completely amazed." |
| Aisle Seat |
| Mike McGranaghan |
B+ | "The plot is, likes its characters, a master of misdirection" |
| Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies |
| Nell Minow |
2.5/4 | "Underneath the film's tantalizing stratagems lies little more than mundane truths." |
| Slant Magazine |
| Nick Schager |
5/5 | "Há filmes que se tornam ainda mais fascinantes quando revisitados, já que o fato de sabermos seus segredos oferece leituras novas e surpreendentes; em outras palavras: o que era mera surpresa transforma-se em rica ironia dramática. é o caso deste longa." |
| Cinema em Cena |
| Pablo Villaca |
4/5 | "It may be dry and sullen, but it's also smart and classy." |
| Shadows on the Wall |
| Rich Cline |
A | "The Prestige earns high praise as a terrific historical thriller, but also because it grasps the medium's links to this subject so uncannily well." |
| Flipside Movie Emporium |
| Rob Vaux |
B+ | "It might even get a best screenplay nomination come Oscar time next year." |
| Laramie Movie Scope |
| Robert Roten |
A- | "Chris Nolan has firmly established himself as an innovative, A-list director who knows how to tell a story." |
| Reeling Reviews |
| Robin Clifford |
| "Nolan balances Hollywood and indie sensibilities pulling off a film that is smart, complicated and carries a big look." |
| Calgary Movies |
| Ryan Cracknell |
5/5 | "the wunderkind director's latest in a growing line of masterpieces." |
| Filmcritic.com |
| Sean O'Connell |
| "The Prestige is a trick box with too many false bottoms." |
| Salon.com |
| Stephanie Zacharek |
3/4 | "Tightly plotted and thematically well-crafted." |
| Christianity Today |
| Steven D. Greydanus |
8/10 | "This opulent, multi-layered mystery offers unconventional, cleverly intricate, intriguing entertainment." |
| www.susangranger.com |
| Susan Granger |
3/4 | "A frequently dazzling display of cinematic sleight-of-hand from writer/director Christopher Nolan, The Prestige is an entertaining, handsomely produced period thriller." |
| Reel.com |
| Timothy Knight |
3/4 | "It lodges itself as not much more than a (perhaps shockingly) bitter little pill." |
| Film Freak Central |
| Walter Chaw |
| "Click here to see review" |
| Wolf Entertainment Guide |
| William Wolf |
3/4 | Read review |
| Big Picture Big Sound |
| Joe Lozito |
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OFCS Rating: 86% Fresh |
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