過激さが持ち味の新進マジシャンに人気を奪われ、すっかり落ち目になったイリュージョニスト・コンビのバートとアントン。そんな中、二人は起死回生のパフォーマンスに挑むが、バートのわがままな性格が災いして失敗に終わりコンビは決裂。活躍の場を失い、一文無しになったバートは、ある老人ホームで働くことになる。そこで彼はマジシャンを志すきっかけになった大先輩ホロウェイと出会い、再び脚光を浴びるために奮闘する。
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製作費: $30,000,000 (45億円)
興行収入: $27,437,881 (41億円)
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監督: Don Scardino
脚本: Jonathan Goldstein / Chad Kultgen / John Francis Daley
音楽: Lyle Workman
制作: J.C. Spink / Dave Neustadter / Vance DeGeneres
撮影監督: マシュー・クラーク
制作会社: New Line Cinema / Carousel / BenderSpink
My ten word review: _It's like Blades of Glory but with magicians. Fun stuff!_ Click here for a video version of this review: https://youtu.be/47JOCvTVnc4
_**Amusing flick about magicians with Steve Carell, Jim Carrey and Olivia Wilde**_ Burt Wonderstone (Steve Carell) achieves his dream of being a successful magician, performing before sold-out crowds in Las Vegas with his partner (Steve Buscemi). But fame & fortune has blinded him and he’s lost the love of the art, even his love for best friends. When a new edgy magician enters the scene (Jim Carrey), it gives Burt a wake-up call and forces him to reexamine his life & career and rediscover his love for magic. Olivia Wilde is on hand as a magician’s assistant while Alan Arkin plays an older magician. “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone” (2013) didn’t do well at the box office, maybe because of the lousy title. Yet it’s a solid comedy/drama about magicians, traditional ones and edgier modern ones (which some argue don’t perform “true magic”). Olivia looks great and I wish her role was bigger. Gillian Jacobs (Miranda) and Tate Hanyok (Nicole) are also featured on the feminine front. Even David Copperfield shows up. The biggest laugh is wisely saved for last. The film runs 1 hour, 40 minutes and was shot in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. GRADE: B
