![]() While Chu has found a different path for the central characters, in the end it only turns out to become a small pile of magic dust. ![]() Joe: Retaliation) is to find a fresh storyline to rival the original. While a sequel to successful Now You See Me was always going to happen - it made $US350 million worldwide at cinemas, proving it has an undeniable global appeal - is it actually necessary? The daunting task for director Jon M. While pulling off this latest stunt, they are confronted with a few of their enemies from the past. Walter has new plans for the magical foursome which involve an impossible heist. During their return “performance”, things go awry and they find themselves the target of law enforcement, as well as under the influence of another tech prodigy, Walter Mabry (Daniel Radcliffe, the boy wizard himself from the Harry Potter franchise). His plan is to utilise their steal-from-the-rich reputation and tactics, to expose the illegal practices of the world’s leading tech guru. ![]() įBI agent Dylan Rhodes (Mark Ruffalo) is working with the current trio - as well as new “girl horseman”, Lula (Lizzy Caplan) - on their comeback onto the world stage. Also know as “The Horsemen”, these “Robin Hood” magicians have been in hiding for a year since they fleeced insurance magnate Arthur Tressler (Michael Caine) and framed Thaddeus Bradley (Morgan Freeman), a TV personality who debunks magic. Now You See Me 2 brings back three of the four magicians from the original film - Daniel Atlas (Jesse Eisenberg), Merritt McKinney (Woody Harrelson) and Jack Wilder (Dave Franco). In fact, it’s still a joy to watch today.īut can its inevitable sequel retain the same magic? Yet, director Louis Leterrier’s (The Transporter) little gem about thieving magicians captured the hearts of fans around the world. Itwas not part of a well-known franchise heck, it didn’t even have any superheroes. Now You See Me (2013) was a surprise on so many levels. While perhaps a necessary move to bring Bradley back into the action, it effectively sidelines Rhodes for a large portion of the movie which is a strange decision when you have an actor as charismatic as Ruffalo in the role.(M) Mark Ruffalo, Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Morgan Freeman ![]() However his Clouseau-esque theories about their activities will make you wonder how he's managed to keep his job for so long.We also delve into his backstory which leads to a laboured subplot that pairs him with Thaddeus Bradley (Morgan Freeman), the man he put behind bars at the end of the first movie. Rhodes meanwhile is still hiding in plain sight as an FBI agent supposedly investigating the whereabouts of The Four Horsemen. Something Rhodes claims they're close to, despite the fact that they've only just added a new member. The goal that they've supposedly been working towards since the first movie is to be able to work together as a 'single organism'. She's replaced by fast talking Lula (Lizzy Caplan) who aims to bring 'kookiness' to the film but it's always just slightly off target. Aside from in group bickering andIsla Fisher’s Henley leaving that is. The plot picks up roughly eighteen months after the original and The Four Horsemen don't seem to have been up to much since then. It was a nice twist that capped a fun movie.Roughly ten minutes into Now You See Me 2 you realise that the story should have ended there. FBI Agent Dylan Rhodes (Mark Ruffalo), who'd spent the whole movie chasing magicians cum thieves The Four Horsemen, turned out to be the one pulling the strings behind the scenes all along. Like a good magic trick, Now You See Me ended with a big reveal. Now You See Me 2 adds to the already impressively starry cast of the original but forgets to bring back the wit and charm that made The Four Horsemen's first outing so enjoyable.
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