The original Four Horsemen reunite with a new generation of illusionists to take on powerful diamond heiress Veronika Vanderberg, who leads a criminal empire built on money laundering and trafficking. The new and old magicians must overcome their differences to work together on their most ambitious heist yet.
Twelve years after they dazzled us with their magical skills, the “Four Horsemen” are mysteriously reunited and joined by an enthusiastic young trio who bring some new blood to their most difficult challenge yet. Someone wants them to bring the wealthy “Veronica Vanderberg” (Rosamund Pike) to her knees, but the only way to do that is to pinch her enormous diamond. Needless to say, this is kept in an ultra-secure vault and this one is also buried deep in the Arabian desert. Before they can even think on appropriating this gem, the cocky “Atlas” (Jesse Eisenberg) has to learn to get on with the …
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Rating: C+
"Now You See Me: Now You Don't undoubtedly asserts itself as the most solid entry in this trilogy, raising the technical bar and finding new life in the reinvigorated dynamic of its cast.
However, all the superficial shine and aesthetic improvements fail to hide a script that confuses complexity with complication, delivering characters that function merely as pieces on a formulaic board. It works as light entertainment…
**Boring and stupid**
Hard to believe that after so many years of hiatus, the franchise will bring such a stupidly boring movie.
The original movie was all about deception, magic, and surprises. This movie, however, tries to be a love child of Indiana Jones and Mission Impossible. It was less about magic and more about running and chasing.
Too many plot holes. A billionaire and her security act like completely stupid people. The magicians had no plans beyond stealing the diamond and then just running (really?). The new characters are uninteresting, somewhat annoying, and easily forget…
While i will admit i watched this movie very high, I can confidently say that the script is utter garbage. Like another user said it's just constant 'chasing' things happen to the protags and the protags do,,, things- for no real reason either. There's a lot built into the plot that conveys to me that the writers are trying to say _something_ about money. Imagery of things associated with the high life and wealth are constantly on display throughout the movie, but substance is highly lacking.
Sometimes there are dialogue sequences where it feels like the actors are reading the script for t…
