Actors were OK, the elaborate story was just ....meh For me, the film would have worked if the "magic" wasn't so ridiculously unbelievable. There is just too many tricks that happen which are just so outlandish that you will facepalm so much that you will have an aneurysm. I don't know what is worse - the actual magic or the explanation from Thadeus (M Freeman) which is just as bad The film was entertaining to a point. It was fast paced and fun in some parts and I would have given perhaps given it a higher score if I was 15 years old and enjoyed seeing a guy use playing cards as weapons.