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9/10
Worth the viewing. Good story telling.
1 December 2023
Given its period of production and the values it reflects, I must say this is a good movie. Well directed acted and edited.

A great cast including the many extras.

For all the unfortunate stereotypical portrayal of the townspeople there are some marvelous performances.

Good screenplay. Well written dialogue in well staged scenes. It's a good looking movie with great cinematography and design.

William Bendix, Harry Morgan and Jean Tearny.

Adapted from a novel the film reflects its complexity of storytelling.

The film is actually very compelling and I got caught up readily in the viewing.

Overall I have to say this movie is worth the time if you catch it in a broadcast or streaming.
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The Prestige (2006)
4/10
A bit of betrayal at the end
17 March 2007
Warning: Spoilers
A very entertaining movie. And as it unfolded I was looking forward to the "twist" at the end, I realized that Borden had a twin. A good twist to be sure. Maybe Angier having a twin would have been a cool twist! But it disappointed me at the end. The movie betrayed it's own reality. There is no such thing as "real" magic! There is always a trick to it! The machine worked?!!! For the machine to actually transport and duplicate was very cool, but it was a cheap betrayal of the plot's own premise! Don't spend an entire movie grounding me in reality and then insert fantasy. I would have accepted a scam, y'know the hats and cats and all. The machine worked?!!! C'mon! Folks, they pulled the ending out of their ass. It was not a twist. It was "magic", and that's lazy movie making that insults the viewer's intelligence!
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