The Illusionist (Full Screen Edition)

Starring: Edward Norton, Jessica Biel, Paul Giamatti, et al.

Product Description

A supernatural mystery that combines romance, politics and magic, The Illusionist is the latest film from the producers of the Oscar winners Crash and Sideways. The film stars Academy Award nominees... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 024543408413
• Release Date: January 2015
• Rating: PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
• Publisher: 20th Century Fox
• Director: Neil Burger
• Starring: Edward Norton, Jessica Biel, Paul Giamatti, Rufus Sewell, Eddie Marsan, Jake Wood, Tom Fisher, Aaron Johnson, Eleanor Tomlinson, Karl Johnson
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: multiple_formats
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.4" x 7.5" x 0.7"

Customer Reviews

A new old fairy tale.

Young Sophie (Eleanor Tomlinson) upper class is enamored of the budding illusionist, the son of a carpenter (Aaron Johnson). They are forcibly separated. Destined to meet again in the future as Edward Norton and Jessica Biel, their actions may affect the future history of Europe. I guess as an audience we are jaded with the onslaught of ghost stories and "seeing dead people" that the story and outcome are predictable, not that anyone took too much effort to hide. At least a fact or a butler did not pop out of the closet at the last minute. However, the presentation was excellent, with the film having a slight flicker that gives a hand-cranked quality to it. Inspector Uhl (Paul Giamatti) tells the story in the third person. The music that accompanies the film was by Philip Glass. Once again, Rufus Sewell (Young Fortinbras in Hamlet (1996)) does an excellent portrayal of Crown Prince Leopold.