Producer: Alex Curtman, Robert Orsi & Bobby Cohen
Director: Jon M Chu
Star Cast: Daniel Racliffe, Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrrelson, Dave Franco, Jay Chou etc
Plot: The four Horsemen (Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco & Lizzy Caplan) return for a 2nd mind bending adventure, elevating the limits of stage illusion to new heights and taking them around the globe. One year after outwitting, the FBI and winning the public’s adulation with their Robin Hood – style magic spectacles, the illusionists resurface for a comeback performance in hopes of exposing the unethical practices of a tech magnate. The man behind their vanishing act is none other than Walter Mabry (Daniel Radcliffe), a tech prodigy who threatens the Horsemen into pulling off their most impossible heist yet. Their only hope is to perform one last unprecedented stunt to clear their names and reveal the mastermind behind it all.
Aces: All said & done it is the performance of actors like Daniel Radcliffe, Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrrelson, Dave Franco, Jay Chou who have enlivened the proceedings to some extent and salvage the film.
Minuses: The entire heist drama seems totally unconvincing & far – fetched.
Last Word: The genre of Now You See me 2, a sequel, is mystery & suspense but the film is lacking in totality in both the arenas.
