Now You See Me

Four young magicians put on a show in Vegas wherein they apparently rob a bank in Paris. With two more shows advertised and the FBI hot on their heels, a battle of wits commences between the magicians, the lead FBI agent and his Interpol partner, a professional debunker and a ruthless multimillionaire.

Putting more synopsis in would kind of spoil things, as this is a film that relies heavily on its twists.

The set pieces of Now You See It are the three big magic acts - plus a couple of chase scenes - but the film understands that in a movie it isn't enough to show some tricks. After all, it's a movie; they can do all sorts of things with trick photography and we know that the live audience, including anyone who appears to be hypnotised, are just actors. Instead, in a lot of ways, the film itself is the real magic act. It draws you in, invites you to look so closely that you miss things, then pulls off a series of stunning reveals.

Like most good tricks, you can work it out if you try, and especially if you listen to what it's telling you instead of being blinded by what it shows you, but working it out doesn't spoil it; it just lets you look at the film from the other side. Like all good tricks, even when you know the secret you can still admire the art.