The Prestige Reviews

Until an inexplicably awful revelation at the end, The Prestige is a taut, exciting portrait of obsession and the dark competitive spirit of professional magicians.

Full Review | Original Score: 63/100

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Although the slowish pacing early on over-indicates how both magicians' marquee misdirection (a disappearing act) will be achieved, The Prestige still manages a neat trick of its own.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

Show me a director better suited for a movie about magic than Christopher Nolan and I'll show you... a magician?

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5

The film is never less than engaging, though considering that the title The Prestige refers to the moment in a magic act that gives it its "wow" factor, it's kind of a shame that the ultimate "reveal" in the movie is a little too tricky for its own good.

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"The Prestige" is a cinematic trick, nothing more, and the deadpan seriousness is part of the effect, and not an end in itself.

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In a movie about people who make their livings on misdirection, The Prestige utterly forgets to employ its own.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/10

It's quite a movie -- atmospheric, obsessive, almost satanic.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

Nolan balances Hollywood and indie sensibilities pulling off a film that is smart, complicated and carries a big look.

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As is his want, Mr. Nolan jumps between time periods and voice-overs with reckless abandon. The movie's real trick is that it all somehow manages to congeal.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

An example of old-fashioned storytelling, the kind of magical movie that could have been made fifty years ago and, consequently, will still be watched fifty years from now.

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An interesting if not entirely satisfactory theatrical interpretation of magical rivalries.

Full Review | Original Score: 71/100

...one of those pictures where the journey is more important than the destination.

Full Review | Original Score: 7/10

The who's-bilking-whom mind games make for compelling fun, but once the presto moment of The Prestige is revealed, you're left with nothing but shattered illusions.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/6

The Prestige is a ridiculously, almost uncomfortably engaging film.

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Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5

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Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5

Odd, but brilliantly so. It's a small film that feels big, a period drama that looks modern, defying comparison to anything but Nolan himself.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

Like a great magician, Nolan makes the pledge, takes the turn and delivers the prestige.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4

Magical? Not so much.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5