'HOUDINI MEETS ROBIN HOOD' IN NOW YOU SEE ME

Four gifted magicians are brought together, via Tarot cards, by a mysterious benefactor. J. Daniel Atlas (Jesse Eisenberg) is a rising star with plenty of street cred. Merritt Osbourne (Woody Harrelson) is a once world-renowned mentalist trying to fight his way back after tax problems. Henley Reeves (Isla Fisher) is J. Daniel’s former assistant trying to make a name for herself with daring escapes, and Jack Wilder (Dave Franco) is a nobody who performs around town to hone his craft. After being mysteriously brought together, they join forces to become the magic act known as 'The Four Horsemen' and wind up landing a gig in Las Vegas a year later sponsored by Arthur Tressler (Michael Caine), an insurance magnate. 

For the finale of their performances, the Four Horsemen invite a member of the audience to help them in their next trick: robbing a bank. The man is apparently teleported into a bank vault in Paris, where he activates an airduct which vacuums up the money and showers it onto the crowd in Las Vegas.

This act attracts FBI agent Dylan Rhodes (Mark Ruffalo) who is called to investigate the theft and is partnered with Interpol Agent Alma Dray (Mélanie Laurent). They interrogate the Four Horsemen, but release them when no explanation for the theft can be found other than magic. Rhodes then meets Thaddeus Bradley (Morgan Freeman), an ex-magician who makes money by revealing the secrets behind other magicians' tricks. Bradley was in the audience and deduced that the Four Horsemen stole the money weeks before, and manipulated the audience into believing it happened in real time. What follows after are a series of events and revelations that lead to the motive behind the acts perpetrated by the so called Four Horsemen.

This movie is intensely fun and fascinating while it’s unfolding. An interesting movie packed with mystery, suspense and adventure ensured to keep you curious till the end over the intentions of the Four Horsemen, why they are determined to execute their magic acts/heist and what they may be planning next. Again, thanks Mfon Bassey for vehemently insisting that I watch this movie.

Now You See Me is a 2013 French/American caper/thriller film directed by French director Louis Leterrier starring an international cast. It was released on May 31, 2013 and has had a successful box office run getting $29,350,389 on its opening weekend, released in 2925 theaters. As of July 28th, it earned $114,980,739 at the North American domestic box office and $97,600,000 internationally, totally $212,580,739 worldwide. By 30th June it had grossed double its production budget. The film had stayed at the top 10 North American box office for 6 weeks since it was released.