Now You See Me

Theatrical Release Date: 2013 05 31 (USA)

UPC: 025192206078

Studio: Summit

MPAA Rating: PG13   Contains:[Profanity, Sexual Situations]

Summary: A team of talented illusionists called "The Four Horsemen" (played by Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, and Dave Franco) are investigated by a resolute FBI agent (Mark Ruffalo) following a series of brazen heists that leave their audiences swimming in cash while draining the bulging bank accounts of unscrupulous business leaders. Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, and Mélanie Laurent co-star in this sleight-of-hand thriller directed by Clash of the Titans' Louis Leterrier. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Category: Thriller

Features: cc
Audio commentary by producer Bobby Cohen and director Louis Leterrier
"Now You See Me Revealed" featurette

Now You See Me

Format: DVD

Release Date: 09/03/2013

Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 2.40:1

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo

Runtime: 115 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,Spanish

Subtitles: English,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Now You See Me
1. Chapter 1 [7:40]
2. Chapter 2 [6:21]
3. Chapter 3 [5:52]
4. Chapter 4 [6:29]
5. Chapter 5 [8:40]
6. Chapter 6 [7:40]
7. Chapter 7 [4:47]
8. Chapter 8 [7:21]
9. Chapter 9 [7:10]
10. Chapter 10 [9:55]
11. Chapter 11 [6:10]
12. Chapter 12 [6:42]
13. Chapter 13 [1:42]
14. Chapter 14 [7:40]
15. Chapter 15 [8:14]
16. Chapter 16 [5:13]
17. Chapter 17 [5:38]

Perry Seibert

A cross between The Prestige and The Usual Suspects (souped up with some sly action sequences), Now You See Me, Louis Leterrier's crime comedy about magicians, has a first-rate setup but lacks the punch of anything extraordinary. It aims for the winking smarts of Penn and Teller, but ends up being as routine as a guy making coins appear out of kids' noses at a birthday party.

The brilliant high concept involves four talented magicians -- close-up magic expert J. Daniel Atlas (Jesse Eisenberg), his former assistant and now renowned escape artist Henley Reeves (Isla Fisher), hypnotist and self-proclaimed mentalist Merritt McKinney (Woody Harrelson), and stealthy pickpocket Jack Wilder (Dave Franco) -- who each receive an invitation to show up at a particular New York City apartment building on a certain day at an exact time.

They do so, and one year later they have joined forces in an act known as The Four Horsemen, performing to sold-out crowds at a casino owned by millionaire Arthur Tressler (Michael Caine). When the foursome seemingly swipe millions from a French bank on-stage, The Horsemen come under the suspicion of professional magician debunker Thaddeus Bradley (Morgan Freeman) -- who has grown wealthy and famous revealing tricks of the trade -- as well as Detective Dylan Rhodes (Mark Ruffalo), who is put in charge of the investigation alongside French Interpol official Alma Dray (Mélanie Laurent).

The heist at the beginning turns out to be just the first step in a master plan for these talented performers, but we in the audience are never sure who is orchestrating it all. At one time or another, almost every character in the film becomes the focus of our suspicions, but time and again a person intones some piece of advice along the lines of, "The closer you look, the less you'll see."

Up to this point, Leterrier had worked exclusively in action flicks -- he helmed Transporter 2 as well as the remake of Clash of the Titans -- and sure enough, there's a well-handled chase through the streets of New Orleans and a notably original hand-to-hand fight between Dylan and Jack that inventively utilizes various magic props. The film certainly has momentum: It feels like it's moving almost all the time, even if about halfway through you get the sneaking suspicion it's not going to end up anywhere interesting.

There is pleasure to be had with actors this talented. Harrelson is consistently amusing as the most con-artist-like of the group, Eisenberg does his smugly superior thing to perfection, Freeman is having a blast playing a character who is himself having a blast, and Ruffalo anchors it all as the intense cop who always seems two or three steps behind his elusive prey.

If only screenwriters Boaz Yakin, Ed Solomon, and Edward Ricourt had thought up some deeper themes for the movie, it might have stuck with the audience. But instead of leaving us awestruck or impressed, the final beats of the story reveal it to be about something routine and mundane. So many pictures about magic focus on the art of misdirection, and while purposeful distraction is certainly a key component to the allure of prestidigitation as well as storytelling, what leaves an audience filled with wonder is the reveal of something seemingly impossible. Now You See Me never comes up with an ending that justifies the incessant misdirections that make up the bulk of the film. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Ed Solomon  Screenwriter 
Stan Wlodkowski  Executive Producer 
Boaz Yakin  Executive Producer 
Boaz Yakin  Screenwriter 
Bobby Cohen  Producer 
Brian Tyler  Composer (Music Score) 
Louis Leterrier  Director 
Alex Kurtzman  Producer 
Roberto Orci  Producer 
Michael Schaefer  Executive Producer 
Edward Ricourt  Screenwriter 
Jesse Eisenberg  Actor 
Mark Ruffalo  Actor 
Woody Harrelson  Actor 
Mélanie Laurent  Actor 
Isla Fisher  Actor 
Dave Franco  Actor 
Common  Actor 
Michael Caine  Actor 
Morgan Freeman  Actor 
Michael Kelly  Actor 
David Warshofsky  Actor 
José Garcia  Actor 
Jessica C. Lindsey  Actor 
Caitriona Balfe  Actor 
Stephanie Honoré  Actor 
Stanley Wong  Actor 
Laura Cayouette  Actor 
Douglas M. Griffin  Actor 
Adam Shapiro  Actor 
J. Larose  Actor 
Justine Wachsberger  Actor 
Christian Gazio  Actor 
Benoit Cransac  Actor 
Samantha Beaulieu  Actor 
Odessa Sykes  Actor 
Shannon Maris  Actor 
Nicki Daniels  Actor 
Wendy Miklovic  Actor 
Brad Abrell  Actor 
Randi Rousseau  Actor 
Hunter Burke  Actor 
Brian Tucker  Actor 
Teddy Canez  Actor 
Joe Chrest  Actor 
Kerry Cahill  Actor 
Diego Miro  Actor 
Adella Gauthier  Actor 
Han Soto  Actor 
Jaren Mitchell  Actor 
Scott Shilstone  Actor 
Zac Waggener  Actor 
Caleb Michaelson  Actor 
Anthony Molinari  Actor 
Griff Furst  Actor 
Katheryn Swann  Actor 
Kevin Roy  Actor 
Kenneth Herrington  Actor 
Andy Ryan  Actor 
Erik Blake  Actor 
Tarek Isham  Actor 
Alynda Segarra  Actor 
Cathrine Cavazos  Actor 
Sam Doores  Actor 
Catherine Poon  Actor 
Michael Hartson  Actor 

Country: USA