A veteran Vegas magician tries to revive his career after his longtime partner quits, he gets fired from his casino act, and an edgy new "street magician" steals his thunder (www.imdb.com).
Director: Don Scadino
Starring: Steve Carell, Steve Buscemi, Olivia Wilde, Alan Arkin, Jim Carrey
Now You See Me is the only film about magicians to spring up in recent years. The Incredible Burt Wonderstone has nothing of NYSM's pazazz or cleverness. Instead it takes the mickey out of itself. Long time partners Burt (Carell) and Anton's (Buscemi) show at Bally's casino, Las Vegas is boring and out of date; shadowed by street magician Steve Gray (Carey, in unusual but cool form). What should follow for Burt, after losing everything he has, is a sense of direction. Scriptwriters Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley add too many factors to follow, whether it's finding the magician he idolises (Arkin), a romantic partner (Wilde), mending the friendship with his best friend or taking on Carey's contemporary magician. TIBW juggles them all at once, loosing vigor and strength on the way. The laughs are few, mainly because Carell's character is a nonchalent arsehole to everyone around him. Buscemi and Carey do well in a hit and miss script as most of the laughs coming from them.
2/5
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