Illusionist, The

Intriguing supernatural magic and gorgeous turn-of-the-century costumes are the highlight of this visually stunning, predictable romantic thriller in which a shrewd, charismatic, and gifted magician (Edward Norton) uses magic and illusion to stymie an overly curious, skeptical, and ambitious police inspector (Paul Giamatti) and to help a beautiful duchess (Jessica Biel) escape from the clutches of a jealous, abusive prince (Rufus Sewell) in 1900s Vienna.
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