If you thoughtChristopher NolanandChristian Bale’s best team-up wasThe Dark Knighttrilogy, then you must not have seenThe Prestige.
“Are you watching closely?”
is the tagline to this elusive motion picture, and it forces you to do exactly that.
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Now I am become Nolan, the creator of quotes.
Bale’s work playing an equally cunning and introspective Borden doesn’t give anything away.
Though, you likely won’t guessthe end result of Jackman’s version either.
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It’s a shame that Nolan hasn’t reunited with these two on the screen since.
In many ways, it’s a shame that Nolan didn’t continue to explore these more modest-budgeted thrillers.
ButThe Prestigereminds us that it’s these personal, small-scale stories that can cut deepest.
The Prestigeis available to rent on Prime Video in the U.S.
After a tragic accident, two stage magicians in 1890s London engage in a battle to create the ultimate illusion while sacrificing everything they have to outwit each other.
