Now You See Me: Now You Don’t – Movie Review
First Reaction – Now You See Me: Now You Don’t is a fun, entertaining heist movie.
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Writer: Seth Grahame-Smith, Michael Lesslie, Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick (Screenplay)
Writer: Eric Warren Singer (Story)
Cast
- Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network)
- Woody Harrelson (Zombieland)
- Dave Franco (Together)
- Isla Fisher (Wedding Crashers)
- Justice Smith (Detective Pikachu)
- Dominic Sessa (The Holdovers)
- Ariana Greenblatt (Borderlands)
- Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl)
Plot: A diamond heist reunites retired Horsemen illusionists with new performers as they target dangerous criminals.
Runtime: 1 Hour 52 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Now You See Me: Now You Don’t starts when three upstart illusionists Bosco (Sessa), Charlie (Smith) and June (Greenblatt) perform a daring heist. However, it involves the original Horsemen, Daniel Atlas (Eisenberg), Merritt (Harrelson), Jack (Franco) and Henley (Fisher).
It brings them out of retirement to take on a ruthless diamond smuggler Veronika Vanderberg (Pike). They must use their talents to overcome her ruthless nature to bring down someone else, causing problems in the world.
Verdict on Now You See Me: Now You Don’t
Recap
The movie follows a new group of magicians joining the Horsemen to take down a new criminal threat worldwide. They must put aside their differences to come together to defeat them and solve another problem in the world.
Best Parts
The chemistry between the magicians is fantastic, as the series has always delivered. Elsewhere, the heist elements are fun to watch and keep the franchise’s flashy style alive. Meanwhile, the banter between generations keeps us entertained throughout the movie.
Worst Parts
The movie creates a mystery and that becomes the main focus of the movie. Most of the heist feels irrelevant as we wait to learn the bigger reveal. It lingers, holding back the story, which never feels like there is ever any threat to the Horsemen.
Final Thoughts –Now You See Me: Now You Don’t is an entertaining heist movie.
