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Plot |
Stanley (Colin Firth) is an international well known magician and debunker of charlatans. He is asked by an old friend to investigate Sophie (Emma Stone), who has endeared herself to a very rich family. Stanley tries again and again to prove that she is a fake and is awestruck when he cannot. |
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Character Development |
Stanley’s characters goes through a lengthy change, everyone else is not really important to the storytelling. There are some developments, but this is Stanley’s story. |
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Acting |
The acting was very believable and everyone played their parts quite well. There was a lot of back and forth with the dialogue and the lines were clearly spoken with a great deal of flare. Though there were scene charges and movement by motorcar, practically all the acting was done with conversation, yet there was some singing that was mixed in. |
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Overview |
Without giving too much away from the conclusion, there is something hidden in the story that isn’t plainly obvious and I think this film is worth the chance to reveal it to you. The writing is quite enjoyable and the characters were interesting enough and the costumes and setting were nearly magical. I believe this film was set in the 1920s. It was a romantic look back at the past if not anything else. |
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