Obsession, jealousy and deceit define the tense relationship shared
between two turn-of-the-century magicians in Memento and Batman Begins director
Christopher Nolan's dizzying tale of slight of hand. Rupert Angier (Hugh
Jackman) and Alfred Borden (Christian Bale) are London-based magicians of the
highest order; both blessed with spectacular powers of deception and both cursed
with unrelenting envy for one another's skills. When Alfred performs an
awe-inspiring trick for which there seems no logical explanation, the friendly
competition shared between the pair turns to deadly rivalry as the enraged
Rupert determines to uncover his rival's deepest secrets. In the world of
illusion, however, nothing is ever quite as it seems, and the rules of the
physical world simply don't apply. Now, as bitter competition quickly begins to
consume the souls of both performers, the firestorm birthed by their anger
threatens to consume all who surround them. Michael Caine, Scarlett Johansson,
and David Bowie co-star in a feature that finds director/screenwriter Nolan
reuniting with brother and Memento story author Jonathan Nolan to adapt author
Christopher Priest's original novel. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie
Guide
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