The Prestige

As some may know I like to blog about films which I have seen. If you are aware of this you will probably also know that I have very little skill when it comes to being a film critic! You may wish to keep this in mind as I tell you about The Prestige which both I and the person I was with said it was: "rubbish", "predictable" and "that's just a pure gay film". While, if you follow the link, it is given 8.1/10 by IMDb.


The story follows two magicians in Victorian times who try to out do each others tricks. One of the men Alfred Borden (Christian Bale) is in jail, charged with the murder of the other Robert Angier (Hugh Jackman) and we learn in a variety of ways: through the reading of both men's diaries and the events after the writing of the diary, how he ended up their.By the end of the film the true twistedness of both men, who have sacrificed so much to out do one another, is revealed.

Unlike the trailers suggest though, there was little or no friendship or rivalry between both characters. Instead one see's a deep hatred, which then changes into a passion to beater the others tricks. This desire leads both men to dark places where they are willing to do anything. Although the acting is good, there seems little attempt to get over to the audience either what is going on in each man's mind nor the real horror of their actions. One is left with two men who seem a little strange at the end, that's all! I have enjoyed the film afterwards, thinking about it. Though during the film I just wanted to leave.