One Paragraph Review: The Prestige

You may have missed The Prestige when it came out in the theaters. I missed it in the theaters. Directed by the estimable Christopher Nolan, along with a solid cast featuring Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman, The Prestige tells the story of competing magicians in late Victorian England. And it is a very dark tale. What is competition? What is obsession? What does it mean to lie? These are not small questions and The Prestige takes them head on. At times this movie is uncomfortable and downright sinister. It can be slow going but if you're game for a good magic trick, it's entirely absorbing.