Now You See Me

The key to being a successful Las Vegas magician is to offer a free buffet during your act.

However, the illusionists in this thriller are more profitable without chaffing dishes.

Four high-profile prestidigitators - hypnotist Merritt (Woody Harrelson), escape artist Henley (Isla Fisher), slight of hand man Jack (Dave Franco) and illusionist J. Daniel Atlas (Jesse Eisenberg) - each receive a tarot card from an anonymous source that brings them all together.

A year later, the quartet has combined their individual acts into one spectacular stage show that involves transcontinental bank heists.

Now the conjurers must evade the FBI (Mark Ruffalo), Interpol (Mélanie Laurent) and a magic debunker (Morgan Freeman) with a camera crew.

Distracting audiences with its ensemble cast and flashy pageantry, NYSM gets away with improbable illusions and a surprise ending that doesn't stand up to scrutiny.

Besides, magicians of this caliber only work together at the Emir's birthday party.

Yellow Light

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