An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.
Complicated nonsense about four professional magicians caught up in an elaborate revenge plot.
– David Denby,
New Yorker,
1 Jul 2013
rotten:
If you're OK with the film playing you for a sap, you'll laugh and clap and wonder how that bird got into that hat. But if you think there's a difference between being tricked and being cheated, you may feel swindled.
– Alonso Duralde,
TheWrap,
31 May 2013
rotten:
Leterrier also tries to pack an extraordinary amount of story and twists into a fairly ordinary running time, resulting in editing so choppy that sometimes even the easy parts are hard to follow.
– Bilge Ebiri,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
31 May 2013
rotten:
This would-be "Ocean's Eleven" of the magic world remains watchable throughout, even as it plods along without ever quite fulfilling its potential.