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Movie Info

Donald Baines (Kirk Douglas) is a legendary filmmaker in the twilight of his life. Slowly dying, he watches his life's work in a private screening room, but he is haunted by the sacrifices he made for his art, and especially by the rejection of Christopher (Michael Goorjian), his illegitimate son. One night, the ghost of a long-dead movie editor transports Donald to an old theater, where he sees three visions of his son's life and gets a final chance to make a change in that life.

Rating:

PG-13 (Some Violence)
Genre:

drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Michael A. Goorjian
Producer:

Kevin Weisman
Writer:

Michael A. Goorjian, Chris Horvath, Tressa DiFiglia
Release Date (Streaming):

Nov 12, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA):

$9.3K
Runtime:

1h 46m
Production Co:

Entitled Entrtainment, Maldoror Productions, Illusion Productions
Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Cast & Crew

Kirk Douglas
Donald Baines

Michael A. Goorjian
Christopher Baines

Ron Marasco
Stan

Karen Tucker
Isabelle

Richmond Arquette
Mortimer Malalatete

Bryan Cranston
David Bennett

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Critic Reviews for Illusion

All Critics (11) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (7)

There's a sincerity to the filmmaking here that's at times quite touching: Illusion presents a portrait of true love that's as picture perfect as the sunny spring garden in which we see Isabelle.

February 24, 2006 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Moira MacDonald
Seattle Times
Douglas does his best acting while watching and reacting to what he sees on screen. If this ends up being his cinematic swan song, it will not have been a bad way to go.

February 17, 2006 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
No doubt the director worked with what he could get, and was extremely fortunate that he could get an icon of the screen to bless his project.

March 16, 2006

Luke Y. Thompson
New Times
One of the worst dramas I have ever seen. In fact, this movie is so dramatically inept that I wanted to tear my eyeballs out.

March 8, 2006 | Rating: 0.5/4 | Full Review…

Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat
Unavoidably, there are some sugary moments and clichs such as rain-soaked kisses and outlandish "artistic" stage performances, but [Illusion] keeps hold of that just-another-day-in-Hollywood feeling.

February 26, 2006 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Rory L. Aronsky
Film Threat
Several of its transitions are glaringly contrived, and its morality tale never quite comes together to be the shattering spiritual experience it wants to be.

February 23, 2006 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…

William Arnold
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
It's a joy to see Kirk Douglas on screen again. That's not quite enough to make this...recommendable, but it's a reason you might want to take a look at it despite the flaws.

February 21, 2006 | Rating: C | Full Review…

Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion
Filmmaking at its most sappy.

February 17, 2006 | Rating: C- | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
The unabashed melodrama of the flashbacks and present-day climax can't compete with the theatrical oomph provided by Douglas and Marasco...at the picture's spine.

February 17, 2006 | Rating: 2.5/4

Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews
Ironically, for a movie about the film business, Illusion is shot on grungy video and looks terrible.

February 16, 2006 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
You don't want to miss this little gem of a film.

January 10, 2006 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Steve Rhodes
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