NOW YOU SEE ME: NOW YOU DON'T
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Isla Fisher, Justice Smith, Dominic Sessa, Ariana Greenblatt, Rosamund Pike, and Morgan Freeman
Director: Ruben Fleischer
ADRIANO
I'm approaching Now You See Me: Now You Don't as someone who didn't like the other two, but aware that others really like them. With that, I found it as messy as the other films, with some additional bloat due to all the new characters. Simply put, I didn't find it that enjoyable, aside from Rosamund Pike's over-the-top campy villain. As a bonus, the big twist made me wonder if everything I saw was a waste of time. That said, I also didn't think it was especially better or worse than the others, so if you're excited, I can't imagine you won't enjoy yourself.
AMARÚ
I’ll always watch these silly magic movies no matter how dumb. But even though I had some fun with Now You See Me: Now You Don’t, it’s clearly a product of diminishing returns. Between its surface-level plot and the “gee whiz look at this” dialogue underselling a more than capable ensemble, this is the first entry where trying to dazzle the audience was more important than making a competent movie. What’s worse is that the end reveal showed promise of the good film it could’ve been. Too bad the build up didn’t trust the audience or cast enough with a more intelligent story.
