[REVIEW] Now You See Me

A film that is quite unique to the present theme of magic and action at the same time. Although there has been previous magic-themed films, such as The Prestige, The Illusionist and Red Light but do not worry, this movie appears to be different. Worked with a fresh and modern by director Louis Letterrier French-born. Louis made ​​the plot like tricky magic because he made a good beginning and progressively the level of his game is incrase and at the end of the story he give an answer from his tricky game.

The story starts from a mysterious person who recruited four magicians which are Daniel (Jesse Eisenberg) who is an expert playing cards, Henley (Isla Fisher) is a dangerous game expert, Jack Wilder (Dave Franco) who is an expert sleight of hand, Merrit (Woody Harrelson) who is an expert hypnosis. They do not know what and who the mysterious person who invited them to enter the particular mission. All the shows are create in detail for one year. After that they appear to the public to call their group the four horseman aka four magicians. Performed its first show in Las Vegas sponsored by Arthur Tressler (Michael Caine), owner of an insurance company.

The first show with the theme of robbing a bank is done by calling someone at random and fell on a man from France who have a French bank account. Head of the person who posted a teletransporter can send the person into French bank, later he (the choosen person) put a card which is signed by him into safes. This is a proof that the person actually come to the bank. Money After he put the card, the money was fly into the airways from bank to the show (Las Vegas) all spectators.

Of course all audience was surprised and also Las Vegas police and the French. The incident make the police panic and define that its the robbery case. For that Dylan (Mark Ruffalo) has the task to catch the four magicians. Not to mention, the French sent Alma (Melanie Laurent) to probe the robbery case. Unfortunately there is no evidence to indicate their involvement so they was released by Dylan. Moreover, he do not believe in magic.

It turns out that when the magician shows four recorded by Thaddeus (Morgan Freeman) who is an anti-magic. It means he's trying to uncover the tricks performed by magicians and embarrass and sell them online. Dylan and Alma interviewed Thaddeus and dig information from him. It was found that there was a hole trick on stage is made ​​similar to a bank safe deposit box in France.

Second show performed in New Orleans with the promise of more excited than ever. Arthur Tressler as Thaddeus plan sponsors know that is a threat to the success of the fourth event magician. Arthur Thaddeus offered some money to leave the town, but was rejected by him. The event began by asking each person write down the balance of their bank accounts each in an envelope. Similarly, there is an inscription on stage sponsor their account balances from Arthur. Arthur's unexpected account balance is reduced little by little and move into audience bank accounts. At first Arthur felt it was just part of the show but who would have thought that it is the real thing. Dylan and Alma hunting them and chases occur like a cat and mouse and fourth again the magician is superior.

Arthur Thaddeus hire a magician to reply to the fourth. Thaddeus involved and considers Dylan a fifth magician who helped behind the magician's fourth screen, but there is no proof. Dylan and Alma managed to figure out the four magicians hiding in apartment and raids them. Daniel, Henley and Merrit managed to escape while Jack Wilder is still not finished burning the documents. A fight broke out and continued speeding between them which resulted in Jack's car overturned and caught fire, Jack died.

Dylan and Alma hunt for money in a safe deposit box that will be used for the third show in the city of New York. They always slower step than the three magician. Safe has been transported by truck. They chased him and told him to keep running to the destination as a trap. Having arrived at their destination, police waiting who will open the truck. It turns out that she is Thaddeus girl. Thaddeus defensively that he was following the truck and was not involved. Once the safe is opened and it turns out that it is not the money as they are expected but stuffed toys and balloons.

The third show begins, Dylan and Alma tried to arrested the three magicians. Shows still running and it was raining money. Third magician disappeared at the same time of a crowd. It turns out that this time the money is distributed is not real money, but money toys. Thaddeus went to his car and opened the door so then poured a lot of money in it. Apparently the money in a safe deposit box has been moved to his car. Dylan catch Thaddeus.

Thaddeus was visited in prison by Dylan. He feels trapped. By attempting to reconstruct it is known that the real magician is the fifth Dylan himself. But he was still confused. Fourth magicians met in central park including Jack Wilder who was still alive. The four of them met the person who recruited them a year ago, his identity unknown. They were surprised that Dylan encountered is people who have been the enemy.

The answers of the game or tricky magic was revealed at the end of the film when Dylan met Alma in France. Revenge was the motive. Apparently, Dylan's father is a magician whose tricks never opened and humiliated by Thaddeus. In the final show of his father put into crates and sunk into the river but was killed and his body was not found. Arthur is an insurance entrepreneur who rejected claims his father's death. Banks in France who did not withdraw his money. And the company that makes the coffin is not safe according to the specifications as requested his father.

Overall the players have to show their role, and assisted by their excellent cinematography. Audience need to concentrate on the end of the movie because everything is revealed in a short time. This film is quite entertaining because there are so many scenes that unpredictable and awesome. The messages that can be drawn from this film is how we understand life is full of puzzles and magic tricks like that we do not get caught up in the illusion that is not real.