NOW YOU SEE ME

Proiect realizat de: Ionita Lucian, Pavel Catalin, Stratone Daniel, Voinea
Alexandru

CRITICAL RECEPTION
Now You See Mereceived mixed reviews from critics. The film's most common
criticism is that various plot points were insufficiently resolved at the film's
conclusion, leaving some questions unanswered or answered unclearly (although
it has been suggested that this was intentional, potentially leaving room for a
sequel).Based on 149 reviews from film critics,Rotten Tomatoesrated the film
50%, with the site's consensus saying "Now You See Me's thinly sketched
characters and scattered plot rely on sleight of hand from the director to distract
audiences."Metacriticassigned the film a score of 50 out of 100, indicating
"mixed or average reviews", based on reviews from 35 mainstream critics.
Peter Hammond fromMovielinewrites, "Pure summer movie magicliterally.
More fun thanOcean's 11,12, and13combined. You won't believe your eyes
and that's the point."
Audience polls conducted byCinemaScoregive the film a rating of an A.

BOX OFFICE
Despite mixed reviews, the film had a successful box office run, placing
second behindFast & Furious 6and getting $29,350,389 on its opening
weekend from 2,925 theaters. By the end of June, it had grossed double
its production budget.The film stayed in the top 10 of the North American
box office for six weeks after release. The film earned $117,723,989 at
the North American domestic box office and $234,000,000 internationally,
totaling to a $351,723,989 worldwide against a $75 million budget.

PLOT
Four gifted street magicians J. Daniel "Danny" Atlas, Merritt McKinney,
Henley Reeves, and Jack Wilder are brought together by an unknown
benefactor and, one year later, are performing in Las Vegas as "The Four
Horsemen," sponsored by insurance magnate Arthur Tressler. For the
finale of their first show, they declare they will rob a bank, and invite
audience member tienne Forcier, an account holder at the Crdit
Rpublicain de Paris, to do it. Forcier is apparentlyteleportedto his bank
in France, where he activates an air duct that vacuums up the money and
showers it onto the Las Vegas crowd. Upon the discovery that the money
really is missing from the bank vault,FBIagent Dylan Rhodes is called to
investigate the theft and is partnered withInterpolagent Alma Dray. They
arrest the Horsemen, but are forced to release them due to lack of
evidence.

 Dylan and Alma meet with Thaddeus Bradley, a former magician who professionally reveals
the secrets behind other magicians' tricks. Thaddeus was in the audience and deduces the
Horsemen stole the money weeks earlier, replacing it withcounterfeit moneyprinted
onflash paper: while the real money was taken to Vegas for the trick, the counterfeit money
was somehow burned. The three go to the group's next performance in New Orleans, where
the Horsemen steal millions from Tressler's bank account and distribute it to the audience,
somehow composed entirely of victims ofHurricane Katrinawhose insurance claims had
been denied or reduced by Tressler's company. Dylan attempts to apprehend the Four
Horsemen, but they escape. An infuriated Tressler hires Thaddeus to expose and humiliate
the Horsemen in their next performance. Meanwhile, Alma researches the group and
suggests to Dylan they may be tied to twice-a-century initiation into a secret society of
magicians called "the Eye," who claim to have access to real magic. One of their members,
a man named Lionel Shrike, died decades ago when Thaddeus exposed his tricks and ruined
him, and Shrike hastily attempted a stunt to rebuild his career, escaping from a safe
dropped into a river, only to die when the stunt went wrong. Alma believes there may be a
"Fifth Horseman" who is aiding the group off-stage.

 Preparing for their show in New York, the Horsemen evade authorities, and
Dylan and Alma chase Jack across the city, but his car crashes and
explodes. The remaining Horsemen vow to continue in his name and
complete their final performance, stealing a money-filled safe made by
Elkhorn, the same company that made the safe Shrike died in. They
perform their one last show at5 Pointzduring which they seemingly vanish
into thin air, inexplicably transforming into a shower of bills that rain down
on the crowd. The money turns out to be obvious forgeries, and the real
money is found stashed in Thaddeus' car and he is arrested, assumed to be
the Fifth Horseman. Dylan visits him in his cell, where Thaddeus explains
that the only way the safe could have been removed was if Jack was still
alive, having faked his own death. Thaddeus goes on to explain that the
Fifth Horseman has to be an inside man and discovers it is Dylan himself
when the agent disappears from the locked cell and reappears outside it. A
somewhat gleeful Dylan tells Thaddeus he wants him to spend the rest of
his life in jail and leaves without explaining himself. The Horsemen are now
rejoined by Jack, whose death was staged as part of the trick using a replica
car and a body stolen from a morgue. Dylan appears, reveals he is their
mysterious benefactor, and welcomes them to the Eye.

 At thePont des Artsin France, Alma is met by Dylan, who reveals himself to be
Lionel Shrike's son. He masterminded the Horsemen plot as revenge on those
involved: Thaddeus, for humiliating his father and forcing him to try a risky
stunt to revive his career; the Crdit Rpublicain de Paris and Tressler's
company, who refused to pay the insurance on his father's death; and Elkhorn,
the company that produced the substandard safe used in the trick that led to
its failure. Alma decides not to turn him in. She takes a lock and a key that
Dylan produces, putting the lock on a chain fence and throwing the key into
theSeine.
In amid-credits scene, the Four Horsemen have driven to a wasteland in the
middle of a desert. All of them enter and find a secret room containing boxes
full of their new magic equipment. They turn to Merritt and ask him for his
individual card to open the boxes, but he has either lost or forgotten the cards.

CAST
Jesse Eisenbergas J. Daniel "Danny" Atlas (The Lovers), an arrogantillusionistandstreet
magician, and the publically-seen leader of the Four Horsemen.
Mark Ruffaloas Dylan Rhodes, an FBI agent working to find and capture the Four Horsemen.
Woody Harrelsonas Merritt McKinney (The Hermit), ahypnotist,mentalist, and a selfproclaimedpsychic. Originally a more famous hypnotist and mentalist in his youth, he was doing
well until his brother, who was also his manager, stole all his money and ran off, leaving
McKinney with a long hard trek back to his former glory, personally, professionally and
financially, when he was left the 'Hermit' card. Middle-aged, McKinney is the oldest of the Four
Horsemen.
Isla Fisheras Henley Reeves (TheHigh Priestess), anescapistandstage magician. She is also J.
Daniel Atlas' former assistant.
Dave Francoas Jack Wilder (Death), asleight of handillusionist,street magician, and a
talentedimpressionistof other people's voices. Additionally, he is apickpocket, and is able
topick locks. In his early twenties, Wilder is also the youngest of the Four Horsemen, so he looks
up to the others (particularly Atlas), and is always more nervous than the rest of them.

 Mlanie Laurentas Alma Dray, a French Interpol agent who is partnered up with
Dylan Rhodes to investigate the bank theft and Rhodes' love interest.
Morgan Freemanas Thaddeus Bradley, an ex-magician who, for thirty years, has
made money by revealing the secrets behind other magicians' tricks.
Michael Caineas Arthur Tressler, an insurance magnate and the Four Horsemen's
sponsor.
Michael Kellyas Agent Fuller, an FBI agent who serves as Rhodes' sidekick.
Commonas Agent Evans, Rhodes's supervisor at the FBI.
Jos Garciaas tienne Forcier, the account holder at the Crdit Republicain de Paris.
Caitriona Balfeas Jasmine Tressler, Arthur Tressler's young wife.
Elias Koteas(uncredited) as Lionel Shrike, a magician who drowned while performing
a trick thirty years earlier.

SEQUEL
On July 3, 2013, after the box office success of the film, Lionsgate CEOJon
Feltheimerofficially confirmed that there will be asequelto the film with
production beginning in 2014 for an unspecified release date. Louis
Leterrierstated that he would return to direct the sequel;however, in
September 2014, it was confirmed thatJon M. Chuwould replace Leterrier
as director. Eisenberg, Ruffalo, Harrelson, Fisher, Franco, Caine, and
Freeman are all set to reprise their roles for the sequel. It is set to be
released on June 10, 2016 and will be titledNow You See Me: The Second
Act.On October 2, 2014, Michael Caine confirmed in an interview
thatDaniel Radcliffewill be playing his son in the film and that shooting is
expected to begin in December in London.Filming began in late
November.

HOME MEDIA
Now You See Mewas released onDVDandBlu-rayon September 3, 2013.
The Blu-ray release contains an extended version of the film, featuring
ten additional minutes, bringing the film to a 125-minute runtime.It also
contains two featurettes: a behind-the-scenes and a "History of Magic",
plus 30 minutes ofdeleted scenes.