Do you like magic tricks? Oh, sorry, stupid question, because everyone loves magic tricks! And who says the opposite, he loves them twice. Sometimes it is nice to stay a little duped, poraskinut brains over what will inevitably escapes from view, and doubly pleased when, in spite of everything, in the end everything falls into place, and magic gives way to an insidious dexterity and fine master of psychology. Now, the film world by storm and took this bastion, proving to the audience that even the screen surface is not able to appease the curiosity and simple faith in the man in the street tricks. Now the true magic - the magic of illusion - penetrated into the frame.
Louis Leterrier arranged on the screen now show that in our hire acquired poetic name "The illusion of deception." A powerful cast, a brilliant playmaker and polished to the last detail scenario - what more do you need for happiness? Prepare to be that fool, and led by the nose you will have the whole movie until the last moment, and there is nothing you can do about it. Whatever was your inquisitive mind, simple and underlying psychology techniques writers inevitably will lead your attention to pleasing his own side. After all, the more carefully you watch your hands, the easier you are to cheat.
From the very beginning screenwriters - Boaz Yakin and Ed Solomon - loud, loud, recite this, in fact, an axiom, the efforts of operators with a half-turn setting the stage for the opening scene of the viewer. Expertise Mitchell Amundsen and Larry Fong, these masters of film, worthy of all respect, for their diligence simple card tricks leave the gray reality and take on a second life on the other side of the screen: the attentive viewer will undoubtedly see the need, almost to slip him a card, well, then - it's up to small "trick", as they say. Hands Jesse Eisenberg is assured.
A young but promising actor was also a visionary, as the first to accept the role in this tape. Needless to say, that it is to thank for that? Unofficial leader of the quartet of singles, he seemed to take a little of each character and absorbs its own: from mentalist Harrelson - his humor, from Dodger Franco - his skills, from the lovely Fisher - her charm, turning your character into a certain kind of serious and jovial trickster which is even suitable for teasing people with intelligence and sober calculation.
On the whole, looking at what is happening, one can see that the actors came to fulfill their roles very seriously and manifestly beyond measure practiced in the world of illusion. With all due respect to the work of the editors, it is impossible not to notice that schools get the hand to hand no less, in fact, their faces, and that now all their friends should be wary. However, the actors have actors, and this threatening, spectacular structure - a unified and coherent mechanism - is in itself a powerful argument in favor of going to the movies. Even if a statement would come out crappy, it's easily the team would have saved her.
That there is only one Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine! Oh, rasstantes with images familiar to them - especially the latter. If you like the role of the first cunning, crafty and cheerful teachers - even without local nuances - have already had to play, then Kane appeared in the original role, having nothing in common, at least, with the roles for which it knows the vast majority of viewers. Prepare to be to get his talent in a new way - he so long deserved. So, for the sake of them alone already makes sense to postpone the case to the other side for the sake of cinema.
And because a thousand times nicer that Leterrier laid out in full: the action breathes incredible energy and steeped drive. While all this is not without a certain elegance and sophistication - the effect of subjects, and even served with sauce on a robbery detective, nicely spiced robingudovschinoy. Properly placed accents, consistent and rigorous development; individual scenes footage, performances - all together plunges into the atmosphere of a very cozy, cute heart paranoia. But to part with it not sad: it with a clear conscience sends the hearts of audiences in the hands of a surprise.
In the meantime, the place was enough humor. Starting from the contemplation of the facial expressions of various duped once again the characters (or neighbors in a row), as well as individual hilarious phrases and dialogues, most of which fell to Woody Harrelson. Hardened chertyaga all, to a full chest, breathing charismatic as ever. And his good-natured malice still there - here he uses it in full force, it seems, enjoying every memorized and spoken word. Yes, and probably could not have done without improvisation. Sometimes you wonder just why he "read minds"? It is enough just to talk, and the source is not itself able to hold on to him to blurt out their innermost secrets.
Best of all - an incredible intrigue. The story captures the very beginning and does not let go until the very end, periodically presenting seemingly insignificant little things, for which, however, quickly grab any astute viewer. No piano in the bushes, and all the guns in the finals regularly hit the target - what a pleasant surprise, and even admired, given the tightness of the twisted-script, which, however, never confusing. Everything is allowed, clear as day, and if you look closely, without being distracted by a third-party stuff, no questions and innuendo will not arise at all. As if suddenly expressed themselves characters in the course of the action.
Going back to it, a good surprise was Dave Franco, the plot of the least experienced, but because most hot and open to a new member of this gang of crooks righteous. He obviously proved to be better than the authors expected, so pulled the attention allotted Isle Fisher - which is why the latter is practically gone by the wayside. Despite the attractive appearance, it is - the most homely illyuzionistka of all. And so in the presence of charming and sexy Melanie Laurent and at all is lost.
That, in turn, did not miss the chance bestowed it on the screen light up with a whole galaxy of stars very different, including the first magnitude, adorning him the whole movie. In fact, it turns out, not including Fisher, surrounded by clouds of men, and still manages to hold on with dignity, not to get lost and make their acting healthy competition. As for including Mark Ruffalo - gorgeous FBI agent whose nerves white-red-hot because of a completely unique case in practice - perhaps, if not the world, then at least personal.
Leterrier, as if apologizing for the "Incredible Hulk" and "Clash of the Titans" took exemplary entertaining movie. By God, it is just a pity that nothing like that in real life has not happened - scary to think how much tickets cost for the performance of the four in Vegas or Orleans. And it's hard to believe that they were bought for just a few seconds. Because such a show to miss it would be just a sin. And surely he would want to end run the bookshop for the collection of card tricks - start small, so that one day enchanting perform at the best venues in the world. You've already took the hint?
Just remember: "The more you get closer, the less you see."
