It's hard to believe that Hugh Jackman, who stars in turds like "The Wolverine", "Movie 43" and more, can actually be so effective in movies such as "The Prestige" and this one.

I knew nothing about the movie before watching it, thought it would be an action film. It's not, it's a thriller. I'm not going to say anything about the plot, only that I didn't find it very satisfactory and I didn't feel everything "fell into place" at the end (actually, I'm not sure I understand what were the parts of all the people involved and what the point of the movie was). Also, I think the writer had some influence from The Vanishing. It felt like a mish-mash of ideas from several thriller movies.

Good acting by the entire cast, especially Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal and Paul Dano (even Terrence Howard was bearable; and man, Maria Bello got old! She looks at least in her 50's), good low-key score by Johann Johannsson. I was surprised to see that the DP was Roger Deakins - his cinematography is usually more impressive.

All in all, it's an OK movie, but lacking, with plot that is full of holes and stuff that leads nowhere. I don't understand how it got such a high rating on IMDb.