The Illusionist

Rating: 7.7/10

Genre: Romance Thriller

Overall value for money and time: 7.4/10

This movie is adapted from a novel and the reason why it received such little recognition is due to the bad timing it was screened. It came out after "Prestige", which surpressed this movie's novelty and strengths. The genre for both these movies is similar, to do with Magic, just that for this movie, the purpose is different: Love. It has a good twist for the ending but upon thinking back on it, it might not make perfect sense. Still, this is one good movie to catch with your friends at a chalet during Xmas Eve or New Year's Eve. All in all, this movie is about a childhood love involving a magician and a dutchess but due to their backgrounds, were torn apart. When the magician, or rather illusionist grew up, he came back, and defeat all odds to win back the love of his life.