Now you see me

Incredible! This film was everything I hoped it would be! Cinema magic...

The opening,which I daren't spoil is awesome, how this trick is done I will never know (If you know don't tell me!). I felt that the opening to the film was really strong and immediately pulled the audience in. I loved seeing how the four horsemen came to be and experiencing a little bit of their individual street magic beforehand.

The four horsemen are played by Jesse Eisenberg (J.Daniel Atlas), Isla Fisher (Henley Reeves), Dave Franco (Jack Wilder) and Woody Harrelson (Merritt McKinney). Together they were so entertaining as the collection of rebellious magicians. I think Woody Harrelson in particular was my favourite as the mentalist who can read people and hypnotise audiences.

I think this film is definitely one to watch in the cinema. The spectacle of the film is awesome, particularly with the magic performed on stage.  On a larger screen and surround sound, it is easy to become submerged in the magic of the film and feel like a real audience watching the horsemen live on stage.

Additionally I felt that the rest of the cast: Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Mark Ruffalo and Melanie Laurent, were brilliant. I felt myself consistently entertained by the contrast of the intelligence of the magicians and of the FBI agent Dylan Rhodes (Ruffalo).

The twists of the film are kept well hidden and therefore come as a surprise at the end. I have to say am surprised by the mixed reception the film has had, but I personally loved the film. It was clever and entertaining and who doesn't love a bit of magic. The casting for this film was perfect and I really loved the cinematography and how well the camera was used as a device to mirror our eyes and how we view magic as an audience.

I really recommend this and definitely think that the cinema is the best place to view it if you are considering it.

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Wanted

So Cool....

This film was everything an action film should be: Explosions, guns, knives, car chases, fighting, gore...Morgan Freeman.

Seriously I really enjoyed watching this. The film which is set around a group of assassinators who
kill people that are named by fate, stars James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman.

When Wesley (McAvoy) learns of the murder of his father, he is recruited to join his father's organisation of assassinators called Fraternity, lead by a man called Sloan (Freeman). Wesley learns that like his father he possesses superhuman abilities which enable him to kill in ways that very few people in the world can.

What I really liked about this film was the way it was filmed. A considerable amount of the action was in slow motion and was cleverly put together which reflects the intelligence of the assassinators. Having seen Jolie already in action films, I was interested to see how James McAvoy would do. I think that the film was very well put together and the final twists towards the end remained well hidden.

Being an 18 certificate, the film did contain a large amount of bloody violence, swearing and sexual references. I think some of the funniest aspects were those scenes where we saw Wesley in his pervious boring life, putting up with his cheating girlfriend who sleeps with his best friend and a
boss that won't get off his back at work. The revenge sequences on these characters really are the best.


I think that action fans should definitely watch this, it contains everything you could want!

☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆