The Prestige (2006)
#42 in my movie challenge for the year was The Prestige, the magic movie from last year that starred Michael Caine, Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman and Scarlett Johanson. Dark and moody like Nolan’s Batman Begins, The Prestige also doesn’t stick strictly to reality. Bale is very good, Jackman is less so, and Johanson is forgettable. The story is told in three separate time lines that meld into one by the end. As in Nolan’s Memento, the non-linear storytelling is surprisingly not difficult (I can’t quite bring myself to say “easy”) to follow. Even though my husband and I saw aspects of the reveal well in advance, the ending still gave me pause, and threw its illumination back on previous scenes, once the movie was done. The Prestige FAQ at imdb.com has a good summary of these.