{movie} the prestige (2006)

At the dawn of the 20th century, rival magicians Robert Angier (Hugh Jackman) and Alfred Borden (Christian Bale) are desperate to reveal each other's secrets. Obsessed by the escalating competition, the two illusionists begin to perform increasingly risky tricks -- which soon turn deadly. Michael Caine, Scarlett Johansson and David Bowie also star in this taut psychological thriller from director Christopher Nolan.

ireviewnetflix.com rating: *** (Actually 2.5) If you want a good magic movie with a better story, go rent The Illusionist. The end was good, but the build up to end was dull and plodding at times. Maybe I wasn't playing close enough attention, but I got lost about halfway through it. But by the end when I was back on track it got interesting again.