The Prestige

Bordering on absolute brilliance, this movie could have been in my top ten had a few elements of it been re-written. It was everything that The Illusionist was not: intriguing, strong of story, and well-acted. Christopher Nolan is one of the great new directors for this decade.

The acting is superb. Bale and Jackman plays a very convincing roles of obsession. They both do a great job of creating the tension between the two characters. The story is also superb, though I would have re-written key parts of the movie to make the ending stronger. But it all comes down to the direction. Nolan is a master at bringing emotion and psychology into his films. If it wasn't for the escalating emotion that fueled each of the characters this film would have been more hollow than the plot to any Lindsey Lohan film.

Rating: 8.5 out of 10