tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post7709946241719257621..comments2024-03-27T10:50:17.270-05:00Comments on Rough Edges: The PrestigeJames Reasonerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-77789783418752330472007-07-31T00:12:00.000-05:002007-07-31T00:12:00.000-05:00The gimmick of the Bale character, carried over fr...The gimmick of the Bale character, carried over from the novel, is an example what I tend to think of as "English dumb," from a tendency of certain Brits at least to reach for this kind of clever-stupid plot device (Banks's THE WASP FACTORY hinges on another example). I think I understand the ending, and I liked the film about as well as the less-complex ILLUSIONIST...but that revelation, and all it implied, was a real Come On! moment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-21379264812658539432007-07-29T19:02:00.000-05:002007-07-29T19:02:00.000-05:00Thirded. The Illusionist was pure magic. This was ...Thirded. The Illusionist was pure magic. This was something less.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-12670577367886343202007-07-29T18:53:00.000-05:002007-07-29T18:53:00.000-05:00I agree 100%. The time jumps were confusing and I ...I agree 100%. The time jumps were confusing and I thought the whole thing was needlessly oblique.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.com