Now You See Me 2

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Now You See Me 2 is the sequel to 2013's Now You See Me (duh). In this film, the horsemen are roped into stealing a device by a millionaire, played by Daniel Radcliffe. There are a lot of twists and turns taken throughout the movie. The cast is solid. Daniel Radcliffe is actually really good in his first real villain role. Lizzy Caplan is pretty damn entertaining. Her character talks a lot, and is very energetic, and this works to her talents very well. In anyone else's hands, this character would be the most annoying thing I've ever seen. The five main actors have great chemistry with one another. John M. Chu delivers a little flash. There's a scene where the horsemen are being shaken down and have to keep the guards from seeing this card that has a device on it. Throughout the whole thing, they are using sleight of hand. As I said, there are a lot of twists and turns, and despite the director and screenwriters trying their best to answer them, things don't always work. For example, Isla Fisher was unable to reprise her role, and it never felt like they could come up with a good excuse as to why, so they just decided on something and didn't bother to explain it any further at all. Overall, I do feel there were some shortcomings that just didn't work, but that the movie itself was still a flashy, fun bit of popcorn entertainment.

7 / 10