Should you watch The Prestige?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
The Prestige
Film · 2006
A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.
The sides of The Prestige
- Two rival magicians
- A trick nobody can explain
- Obsession that costs everything
The Prestige is good for you if…
- you love a film that shows you its secret only at the end.
- you like going back to see how the trick was done.
- you like a rivalry that gets more dangerous every round.
The Prestige is bad for you if…
- you need a hopeful ending.
- you'd rather follow a story in order. The Prestige jumps between two diaries and several timelines.
About: obsession · sacrifice · rivalry
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