Death Defying Acts
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- Synopsis
- My Brilliant Career and Oscar and Lucinda director Gillian Armstrong explores the final feat of the greatest illusionist ever to deceive a live audience in this docudrama concerning Harry Houdini's obsessive quest to find proof of an afterlife....
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- Director(s)
- Gillian Armstrong
- Distributor(s)
- Third Rail Releasing
- MPAA Rating
- Not Yet Rated
- Runtime
- 96 min.
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Critic Reviews
Los Angeles Times | Gary GoldsteinAdd Critic to Favorites
Far more diverting and well crafted than its promotion-free release campaign might suggest. Then again, for a film largely based on the notion that "nothing is what it seems," such lowered expectations may actually work in its favor.Read the full review
Slate | Dana StevensAdd Critic to Favorites
A minor but satisfying entry in the "what if" historical-fantasy genre.Read the full review
The Hollywood Reporter | Ray BennettAdd Critic to Favorites
What it lacks is a villain, and magic without danger is simply a parlor trick, which is what the film becomes.Read the full review
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