{"id":2254,"date":"2010-02-09T13:55:59","date_gmt":"2010-02-09T11:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/?p=2254"},"modified":"2010-03-06T14:41:51","modified_gmt":"2010-03-06T12:41:51","slug":"the-illusionist-with-edward-norton-and-jessica-biel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/the-illusionist-with-edward-norton-and-jessica-biel\/","title":{"rendered":"The Illusionist with Edward Norton and Jessica Biel"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"The<\/a>
The Illusionist with Edward Norton, Jessica Biel, Paul Giamatti and Rufus Sewell. I take this magician over The Prestige's two competing ones any day... <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When Eisenheim was a young boy, he had two life-defining experiences. First, he met a magician that opened his eyes to a mysterious and alluring world. Second, he became best friends and fell in love with a girl called Sophie, who was way above his social class.<\/p>\n

When he grows up (Edward Norton<\/a>), he comes back to Vienna. He starts putting on sold-out shows that amaze and entertain everybody. His success intrigues the chief police (Paul Giamatti) and pisses the hell out of the crown prince (Rufus Sewell) who is usually quick to expose any \u201cmagic” and he has the services of the chief at his disposal.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
Edward Norton as Einsenheim. He is just...well..magical.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Eisenheim isn\u2019t intimidated by either of them. He is extremely frustrated to realize that he still has deep feelings for Sophie (Jessica Biel), who is expected to marry the crown prince.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The Illusionist. Mark my words: The Orange Tree. You will like this trick. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I dare not say any longer- I am scared to give any spoilers.<\/p>\n

Why should you see this?<\/strong><\/p>\n

* From the moment this movie starts, it takes, it takes you in. Edward Norton is absolutely amazing and graceful as the smart, talented and romantic Eisenheim.<\/p>\n

\"Paul<\/a>
Paul Giamatti in The Illusionist. He creates more than enough trouble for Eisenheim and Sophie.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

* Paul Giamatti <\/a>is just brilliant as the police who we can\u2019t tell whether he is going to go all evil on us to serve the prince or he will respect intelligence, love and true character.<\/p>\n

\"Rufus<\/a>
So you are telling me there is a mysterious movie with a beautiful setting and a clever script and the cast has Edward Norton and Paul Giamatti. I have nothing against Jessica Biel- she is lovely. And you also have Rufus Sewell as the bad guy? Boy, I love this movie!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

*Oh, the Crown Prince is evil. The performance of Sewell is really cool as usual. Shame that he had to cover his face with all the mustache and beard but hey, all the (male) charm and beauty belongs to Edward Norton here.<\/p>\n

What you need to know about the movie is that, it is a smart)drama\/ thriller\/romance. I love it much, much more than The Prestige. Prestige plays all its smartypants cards to soon, drives up your expectations- only to disappoint in the end. This movie does not have one irrelevant line or scene. It might have fewer twists but it never disappoints. I\u2019d say at 7.7 on IMDB, it is underrated.<\/p>\n

Other Edward Norton<\/p>\n

http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/the-painted-veil-with-naomi-watts-and-edward-norton\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Other Giamatti<\/p>\n

http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/shoot-em-up\/<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/duplicity\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When Eisenheim was a young boy, he had two life-defining experiences. First, he met a magician that opened his eyes to a mysterious and alluring world. Second, he became best friends and fell in love with a girl called Sophie, who was way above his social class. When he grows up (Edward Norton), he comes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[543],"tags":[1034,1044,984,1045,1046,1047],"class_list":["post-2254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-movies-and-actors","tag-edward-norton","tag-jessica-biel","tag-paul-giamatti","tag-rufus-sewell","tag-the-illusionist","tag-the-prestige","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t