Now You See Me 2 reviewed by Mark Kermode

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  • čas přidán 29. 08. 2024
  • Mark Kermode reviews Now You See Me 2. The Four Horsemen resurface and are recruited by a tech genius to pull off a seemingly impossible task - all the while being targeted by someone who seems to be out for revenge.
    Please tell us what you think of the film -- or Mark’s review of the film - below. We love to include your views on the show every Friday.
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Komentáře • 45

  • @5uckk
    @5uckk Před 8 lety +22

    Eisenberg playing Eisenberg as always, this guy is a genius.

  • @StirfriedKpop9
    @StirfriedKpop9 Před 8 lety +12

    I thought the card heist sequence was one of the worst lol. Had me and my friends laughing our asses off

  • @commieRob
    @commieRob Před 4 lety +4

    My favorite Kermode catch phrase--"and then it stops."

  • @jameswatling3203
    @jameswatling3203 Před 8 lety +4

    I do admire the fact that Mark wears a suit and tie to the studio. :)

  • @CooksBooks
    @CooksBooks Před 8 lety +4

    I think you've hit the nail on the head. A film revolving around the performance of magic tricks doesn't work. The prestige did not focus on the performing but rather the creating which worked much better. That's because video editing is not magical and if the point of the film is 'look at this magic trick' the fact that the magic trick is helped along by effects and what not makes it underwhelming. I feel like this kind of idea would work better as a stage show.

  • @Mr10538
    @Mr10538 Před 8 lety +13

    Someone suggested the title should have been "Now You See Me Too". Pretty good, I thought.

    • @BRANDONTURNERShandyB17
      @BRANDONTURNERShandyB17 Před 8 lety

      I heard " Now 2 see me"

    • @Mr10538
      @Mr10538 Před 8 lety

      a comma maybe

    • @BeardslapRadio
      @BeardslapRadio Před 8 lety +1

      2 now 2 see me

    • @CS-mo7xp
      @CS-mo7xp Před 8 lety

      well it worked for Teenwolf

    • @PauLtus_B
      @PauLtus_B Před 8 lety

      I was one of many people who came with that very obvious idea. But somehow not the people who made this movie.

  • @Onmysheet
    @Onmysheet Před 8 lety +7

    Morgan Freeman cashing in the cheques. There, I said it.

    • @raieven
      @raieven Před 8 lety +1

      He's been doing so for YEARS. it's not a secret lol

    • @Onmysheet
      @Onmysheet Před 8 lety

      raieven I've been saying it in other videos about Liam Neeson too.

  • @mattred7710
    @mattred7710 Před 8 lety +4

    Kermode has great movie comparison, but Now You See Ne/ The Prestige? Those movie cannot be compared because they're movies about Magic or Magicians. Tone and ideas are completely different

    • @mattred7710
      @mattred7710 Před 8 lety

      +Lizzie Booth I think he's comparing movies about magic that have to different genres and tones. It's like comparing Almost Famous to This is Spinal Tap. Both movies about a music band, but have a different tone and approach

  • @karmadelivery4407
    @karmadelivery4407 Před 8 lety +3

    can you not do a review without mentioning Christopher Nolan ?

  • @Thelatenightchipshopexperience

    wrong to compare with prestige. this is oceans 11 but just with magicians as an almost incidental part of the narrative to create gloss and fun. it's not trying to be anything more so why not just accept it for that?

  • @aliciaf1055
    @aliciaf1055 Před 8 lety +2

    New suit?

  • @josephdtin
    @josephdtin Před 8 lety +1

    Mark, have I got a movie in store for you

  • @VicTheDinofish
    @VicTheDinofish Před 8 lety

    What do you call the type of images like the one in the intro (the Thiefs and Saints one)? Trying to find other cool ones for a tattoo but cant remember what they are called

    • @Jimoshi1
      @Jimoshi1 Před 4 lety

      Sanic speed response services: it's called ambigrams

  • @chilledtorsion
    @chilledtorsion Před 8 lety +1

    where has isla fisher gone?

  • @Hoopla10
    @Hoopla10 Před 8 lety +2

    Comparing these films with The Prestige doesn't feel pertinent. Now You See Me and the the sequel are more in the vain of Oceans Eleven. I don't feel for a second these films are attempting to do a "narrative thrust of it is the moral issue...". In my opinion though they 100% did attempt to do Ocean's Eleven caper with magicians.
    So for me that's how you evaluate it. Not something Kermode does here imo. It has a set of criteria given by it's intent/genre and I'm waiting to hear if it ticks those criteria and instead Mark waffles on about The Prestige. So what I learn about this film is it's not The Prestige. Which I already knew. Sorry Mark, I'm a big fan, but this review is kind of pointless.

    • @Onmysheet
      @Onmysheet Před 8 lety

      The Prestige should be compared to The Illusionist.

  • @0axel078
    @0axel078 Před 8 lety +1

    The title should've been "Now You Don't".

  • @woodyobi
    @woodyobi Před 3 lety +1

    I liked it

  • @philbinpar1
    @philbinpar1 Před 3 lety +2

    Why has no one mentioned how toe-curlingly appalling the script is? Just some of the most embarrassing dialogue I’ve ever heard in a big budget movie and all the extras - all of them - might as well have been computer generated for how realistic they were.

  • @munkeynut778
    @munkeynut778 Před 8 lety +6

    Horrendous film. The living embodiment of lazy Hollywood filmmaking

  • @terryharrison8669
    @terryharrison8669 Před 8 lety +4

    Awful, the first was a nonsense of unlikable characters and plot holes. The sequel no one wanted.

  • @DAOSullivan
    @DAOSullivan Před 8 lety

    I actually liked the first film for what it was but I really didn't like this film.

  • @bluesjazznotes9436
    @bluesjazznotes9436 Před 8 lety

    There was so much going on that it became a lit messy but still watchable.

  • @chrishiggins7166
    @chrishiggins7166 Před rokem

    The film’s well acted, intriguing & has terrific effects, however the film suffers from the same problems its predecessor had. (39%) (2/5 stars) (mixed)

  • @ibrahimadat
    @ibrahimadat Před 8 lety +1

    Haven't listened to the review yet or read any comments. This is the worst film i've ever paid to go and see, beating even the last airbender. I kind of knew what to expect with M night shyamalan and can't blame kids for such terrible performances. This film was like a parody of itself. Steaming pile of rubbish

  • @BoxcarBomber
    @BoxcarBomber Před 8 lety

    One of the worst recent movie franchises. You should be able to luxuriate in the mechanics of the plan, or trick in this case, when watching a heist film. But this film isn't tied down by any kind of logic. Anything can happen because "magic". It's the laziest kind of filmmaking and an absolute insult to the intelligence of the audience.