Tuesday, December 24, 2013

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone 2013


The Incredible Burt Wonderstone     Burt was bullied as a kid and he didn’t have any friends until he met Anton.  Burt received a magic kit for his birthday and he started learning slights of hand with Anton.  Years later they have a very successful magic show in Las Vegas.  The only problem is they fight with each other during every performance and they don’t enjoy doing the magic anymore.  They split up and Burt isn’t able to translate their show into a one-man-show.  Steve Gray, another magician has started to draw his own crowds with his gritty street wizard show.
     A good idea and premise but fails to dazzle in a lot of scenes.  Can be somewhat predictable and repetitive in the comedy.  Carey is a nut case but not as grating as he can sometimes be.  3* (This movie is OK)

100 min, Comedy directed by Don Scardino with Steve Carell, Steve Buscemi, Jim Carrey, Olivia Wilde, Alan Artkin, James Gandolfini, Michael Herbig, Mason Cook, Luke Vanek, Zachary Gordon.

Note:  Blockbuster 2 ½*, imdb 5.9 out of 10, 36% critic 34% audience on Rotten Tomatoes.

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