Now You See Me (2013)
Average Rating: 5.7/10
Reviews Counted: 149
Fresh: 74 | Rotten: 75
Now You See Me's thinly sketched characters and scattered plot rely on sleight of hand from the director to distract audiences.
Average Rating: 5.2/10
Critic Reviews: 29
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 22
Now You See Me's thinly sketched characters and scattered plot rely on sleight of hand from the director to distract audiences.
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Movie Info
NOW YOU SEE ME pits an elite FBI squad in a game of cat and mouse against "The Four Horsemen", a super-team of the world's greatest illusionists. "The Four Horsemen" pull off a series of daring heists against corrupt business leaders during their performances, showering the stolen profits on their audiences while staying one step ahead of the law. (c) Summit/Lionsgate
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Cast
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Jesse Eisenberg
J. Daniel Atlas -
Mark Ruffalo
Dylan Rhodes -
Woody Harrelson
Merritt McKinney -
Mélanie Laurent
Alma Dray -
Isla Fisher
Henley Reeves -
Dave Franco
Jack Wilder -
Common
Evans -
Michael Caine
Arthur Tressler -
Morgan Freeman
Thaddeus Bradley -
Michael Kelly
Agent Fuller -
David Warshofsky
Cowan -
José Garcia
Etienne Forcier -
Jessica C. Lindsey
Hermia -
Caitriona Balfe
Jasmine Tressler -
Stephanie Honore
Atlas Groupie -
Stanley Wong
MGM Grand Usher -
Laura Cayouette
Hypnotized Women -
Douglas M. Griffin
Hypnotized Man -
Adam Shapiro
Jack's Pick-Pocket V... -
J LaRose
Willy Mears -
Justine Wachsberger
Paris Bank Manager -
Christian Gazio
Armored Truck Driver -
Benoit Cransac
Armored Truck Guard -
Samantha Beaulieu
Mobile Command Tech ... -
Odessa Sykes
Josepha Hickey -
Shannon Maris
Dina Robertson -
Nicki Daniels
Savoy Audience Membe... -
Wendy Miklovic
Dylan's Tackler -
Brad Abrell
Announcer -
Randi Rousseau
New Orleans TV Repor... -
Hunter Burke
Sazerac Bartender -
Brian Tucker
FBI Agent Baskin -
Teddy Canez
FBI Lead Ground Agen... -
Joe Chrest
Elkhorn Janitor Agen... -
Kerry Cahill
Elkhorn Agent -
Diego Miro
Dylan (12 Yrs Old) -
Adella Gauthier
Marie Claire -
Han Soto
Mobile Command Leade... -
Jaren Mitchell
Henley's Frat Boy #1 -
Scott Shilstone
Henley's Frat Boy #2 -
Zac Waggener
Henley's Frat Boy #3 -
Caleb Michaelson
Henley's Frat Boy #4 -
Anthony Molinari
FBI Truck Driver -
Griff Furst
Stethoscope Agent -
Katheryn Swann
FBI Investigator #1 -
Kevin Roy
FBI Investigator #2 -
Kenneth Herrington
FBI Investigator #3 -
Andy Ryan
Tressler Bodyguard #... -
Erik Blake
Tressler Bodyguard #... -
Tarek Isham
Singer/Musician #1 -
Alynda Segarra
Singer/Musician #2 -
Cathrine Cavazos
Singer/Musician #3 -
Sam Doores
Singer/Musician #4 -
Catherine Poon
Chinese Tenant -
Michael Hartson
Lead Officer 5 Point... -
Conan O'Brien
Conan O'Brien
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All Critics (149) | Top Critics (29) | Fresh (74) | Rotten (75) | DVD (1)
Bustling, glittery, uninvolving.
Top CriticComplicated nonsense about four professional magicians caught up in an elaborate revenge plot.
If you're OK with the film playing you for a sap, you'll laugh and clap and wonder how that bird got into that hat. But if you think there's a difference between being tricked and being cheated, you may feel swindled.
This would-be "Ocean's Eleven" of the magic world remains watchable throughout, even as it plods along without ever quite fulfilling its potential.
One of those movies with a terrific premise and a less-than-terrific follow-through.
Boasting a terrific cast and a flimsy plot whose logic disappears faster than a rabbit in a hat, Now struggles to pull off its cinematic sleights of hand.
Now You See Me is a slick crime caper that works because of its witty dialogue & large cast, but falls flat due to a finale that fails to leave any sort of magical impression
Clever, original, wildly improbable, wildly enjoyable and directed with all the necessary flash and dazzle, the film combines the pleasure of a well-engineered heist movie with a twisty-turny plot full of wit, double-takes and sleight-of-camera.
This surprisingly witty, deliciously well-played and sneakily subversive outing from director Louis Letterier freaks out a little into its final act but, nevertheless, ranks as one of the year's most entertaining pics.
Like a real magic show, Now You See Me is thoroughly entertaining for the most part, but is ultimately silly and substanceless.
If you are going to avail yourself to two of hours slight of hand and slippery conjuring, you are going to have to be willing to believe the unbelievable to fully enjoy the show.
Abracadabra! The character development has vanished! But the flowers are still standing!
The opening credits roll, the stage is set and then SHAZAM... all sense of logic magically disappears.
Ocean's Eleven for Gen-Y; it's a 'pop heist movie' that's more concerned with looking cool than being it.
Seductive with its opening magic show delivering fabulous illusion, Now You See Me has a bit of Ocean's 11 at its heart. It's somewhat darker, and it's that darkness that gives it texture
A hugely enjoyable thriller, whose sleight of hand is both audacious and ambitious, Louis Leterrier's film is considerable in scale and daring
Hollywood bombast masquerading as something trickier.
Now You See Me puts the fun back in being fooled.
If you look at the film as escapist fare where you just go: 'My brain's off, you got a good cast, you got a good concept, roll with it' -- I think you'll be fine.
Audiences go to magic shows to get fooled, but that doesn't mean they want to leave feeling cheated.
The story moves jauntily toward its destination; the destination, unfortunately, is a disappointing wreck.
Surprisingly delightful audience entertainment, unburdened by overzealous special effects and loud soundtrack cues and driven by a story that, well, just likes the idea of being smart.
Now You See Me is a picture that lays all of its cards on the table, only to uncover one or two jokers in the pack.
A fairly unmagical couple of hours at the cinema.
The idea of magicians conducting a series of heists is a great one, but this under-developed film never quite seizes the opportunity. Even its terrific A-list cast can't make much of the lame plot.
Ignore the gaping plot holes and Now You See Me all comes together in gloriously silly fashion.
Audience Reviews for Now You See Me
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Super Reviewer
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- Merritt McKinney: When I first me you, I thought you were kind of a dick.
- J. Daniel Atlas: I'm touched.
- Merritt McKinney: Yeah. Just from the heart.
- J. Daniel Atlas: Well, I didn't tell you where I was touched.
- Merritt McKinney: Oh. You!
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- Jack Wilder: We are the four horsemen.
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- Thaddeus Bradley: The more you think you see, the less you'll actually notice
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- J. Daniel Atlas: I can do that trick 52 ways.
- Atlas Groupie: Can you do 52 tricks on me?
- J. Daniel Atlas: I'll see what I can do.
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- Dylan Rhodes: I'm not sure about this. These guys, they're tricky.
- Cowan: Rhodes, they're entertainers.
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- J. Daniel Atlas: What is magic? Focused deception. But deception meant to entertain.
Discussion Forum
| Topic | Last Post | Replies |
|---|---|---|
| Guess the tomato meter! | 38 days ago | 69 |
| Rotten Written All Over. | 43 days ago | 46 |
| Flop or Successes? Thoughts | 43 days ago | 14 |
| "Now You See Me" | 2 months ago | 6 |
| No reviews? | 4 months ago | 6 |
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- Die Unfassbaren - Now You See Me (DE)
- Insaisissables (FR)
