In some respects, this film is even better than Christopher Nolan's "Deadly Magic".
—— "Entertainment Weekly" is
at the same level as "Eleven Arhats", and the cast is also at the Oscar level. The total number of nominations received by the actors has reached 15.
——Compared
with the Oscar-winning film "The Very Suspect", "ReelViews" may not be the most satisfactory crime drama, but the gap is not that big.
——The
magician version of "Eleven Arhats" of the "Charlotte Observer" is full of childlike deceptions, making the audience happy to be fooled by the characters.
—— "The AV Club"
Thanks to a combination of beautiful tricks and attractive casts, this magic version of "Eleven Arhats" is still worth seeing, although its potential is far from being fully released. ——The problem with
"Variety Show"
is that when the director Louis Lightrill was so hard to create a good trick, he forgot how to create a good movie: character development, carefully constructed dramatic tension, and credible storyline .
——If the "Washington Post"
treats it as a magic show, the film has been made decently entertaining, but unfortunately the more entertaining the trick, the more difficult it will be to explain it, so that when the truth is revealed It took a moment to realize that the answer was no longer satisfactory. ——The editing of the action scene in the movie
"Voice of the Village"
is an insult to the clarity of the narrative.
—— "Boston Globe"
so many talented actors, all of them made mistakes, and the film was not in place at all.
——The "Los Angeles Times"
behind the scenes making a
brain-burning crime film
Hollywood brain-burning crime films have always been unique in crime films, such as "Seven Deadly Sins", "Very Suspects", and "Eleven Arhats". And Louis Letrel, who loves this kind of film, also wants to make such a film himself. He said: "I have always wanted to make a film with such a high IQ. I have been waiting for such a script and such a story. Finally, I waited for a script such as "Now You See Me", which has many typologies. Elements such as theft, Robin Hood characters, magic and undercover police officers, undercover agents, etc.. There is no doubt that "Now You See Me" is the movie I dream of in my heart."
To make this movie The shooting is good, and the film has a different texture. During the shooting, Leterrier has been watching movies such as "The Thief", "Eleven Arhats", and "The Very Suspect" to find inspiration from them. Letellier said frankly: "I got a lot of inspiration from those classic movies and found the trick to making this kind of movie. To make this kind of movie, accumulating a sense of suspense is the most important thing. This kind of suspense is not just for use. The plot is piled up and we need to use actors’ performances, dialogues and secret stories to weave. Freeman always said in the film that the closer you get, the less you can see. When shooting, we deliberately Show everything to you, the result is that you still can’t see anything. The real suspense and the mystery of the story are revealed at the end of the film. But after the answer is revealed, you still need to think about it for a while. I want to understand. I think this is the most amazing and surprising part of this movie. "
Luxury Star Group
has a stunning cast of actors, Jesse Eisenberg and Woody Harrison. , Morgan Freeman, Mark Ruffalo, Michael Caine, all appeared in this movie. Although there were a lot of problems in the casting process, Lighterrier was extremely satisfied with this lineup. He said: "The actor is the most critical part of this film. Although Eisenberg was not our first choice, after he came to the crew, we changed the tone of the entire film to make the film younger and more fashionable. , More cool. We have added a lot of special effects scenes instead of the pure stage magic before. This change is still very good from now on."
Regarding the role of the film, Eisenberg said: "The role I play is a bit dualistic. On the one hand, he has some kind of dominance in the face of things like Zuckerberg; on the other hand, he likes to be on stage. Show off yourself. This duality makes this role full of highlights. In order to show his love for stage magic, I also learned a lot of magic in advance. I think this kind of advance training makes me more familiar with magic. Understand, and when acting, I also join the play."
But in Ruffalo's eyes, this movie is more like a Robin Hood story. He said: "The character I played has some street habits and is vicious. The police officer I used to play always sits in a tight-knit manner, but this character is like an outsider. He often rushes to the streets to enforce the law. Rarely shaves, does not follow the rules, etc.. It is the setting of this role that gives this film a kind of value judgment, which makes the audience feel similar to the decent and the villain in opposing positions. At the end of the day, the truth is revealed, and we will find that this is a Robin Hood story, very enjoyable.” The
tidbits
·The film tells the story of magic, and the structure of the whole film is a huge three-act scene. Magic show.
Before shooting the film, Woody Harrison really went to learn telepathy with a telepathic magician for a period of time.
·For the film, Jesse Eisenberg learned some basic techniques and basic theories of magic.
·This film is the second elder Morgan Freeman and Michael Kane in "Batman's Prequel" once again joining hands.
·This film is another collaboration between Jesse Eisenberg and Woody Harrison following "Zombie Land".
·The film was originally planned to be shot in Atlanta, but later moved to New Orleans.
·Many of the magic in the film is done with a camera.
·The magic in the film is done by the actors themselves, no professional magician is used, and there is no speculation on the lens.
· After director Luis Letrel came to the crew, he revised the script and made the film larger.
Jack Jyllenhaal was originally the candidate to play the FBI police officer.
Philip Sever Hoffman, Jim Carey, Hugh Grant and Colin Firth were all candidates to play the four-knight boss Michael at the beginning. But the role was later handed over to the young actor Eisenberg.
·During filming, Michael Kane was locked in the dressing room for a whole day. That day, when Kane finished filming the scene, he went back to rest in the dressing room. Later, he fell asleep and did not hear the director call to close. The rest of the crew did not see Kane and thought he had left the crew. When Kane woke up, there was no staff around. He was not released until the next morning.
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