The Prestige

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Beau B. An extremely engaging and mind boggling movie from Christopher Nolan. If you pay attention to every little detail in this movie you’ll love it even more. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/02/25 Full Review Han A. This movie is one of the most underrated movies of all time the big plot twists and the engaging story telling by Chris Nolan and his brother Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/01/25 Full Review Nick R Engaging and challenging in only a way that Nolan can pull off. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/30/25 Full Review shane o The story keeps you gripped throughout . Excellent acting and well directed. The ending is good, even though I have seen it several times I would watch it again Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/23/25 Full Review Tyler S I personally think this is one of Nolan's most different, interesting, and darkest work yet. Just like the general synopsis, this film is just one big great illusion. Used to love magic as a kid, and I have still had that feeling in the back of my head. So I went into this with some pretty high expectations, especially with Nolan at the helm. And man, it was exactly what I expected. Plus, I've never really watched any films with this kind of story. I was on the edge of my seat as my head was swirling with questions. But that was the goal. It's all about magic and illusions. Plus, the work by Jackman and Bale was phenomenal. Loved seeing them in these roles! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/17/25 Full Review Gabe C Although interesting and entertaining to watch, Nolan’s “The Prestige” has a few key pitfalls. The twist at the end—that Borden and Angier use a cloning machine to perform their tricks—doesn’t follow naturally. Rather, it is a contrived twist. The movie is set in a historical time with historical characters, such as Nikola Tesla. The machine that Tesla himself builds is clearly just a Tesla coil, and does not fit into the previously realistic world that is set up. Though “real magic” is hinted at several times, Angier says himself on stage, “What you are about to see is not magic. It’s science.” Thus the hints to the mystery aren’t really hints at all. A world that involves practical effects and illusions within the magician’s shows and has no hint of science fiction suddenly produces a cloning device—and that just doesn’t make sense. My other problem with the movie is the lack of a character arc. Both Borden and Angier are quite simply terrible people, and nobody learns from their mistakes. By the end, the women in their lives are dead and/or cheated on, lies have abounded, and Angier has tens of drowned bodies in a basement. There is a thorough lack of redemption in the film, no light at the end of the tunnel, and I have to fault it for that. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/10/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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