The Illusionist (2006) Critic Reviews

The Illusionist looks rigorously styled and measured, and every one of Norton's postures feels chosen. Yet the interesting actor has chosen so thoughtfully that we're riveted.Read the full review

It's an exquisitely crafted period picture that keeps promising more and more as it goes along--smarter ideas, richer themes, spookier plot twists--and keeps delivering on every promise, right up until the rug-pulling and overly hasty final sequence.Read the full review

This entertaining movie is content to be something a bit more modest: a pungent period folk tale that teases you until the very end.Read the full review

Outstanding production values and mysterious subject matter give the film a surprisingly opulent feel for an independent Sundance entry.Read the full review

Illusionist is like an overupholstered wing chair in the corner of a men's club -- you settle in only to be startled by how ridiculously comfy you are.Read the full review

The Illusionist casts an exquisitely bewitching spell with its dreamy atmosphere and pervasive sense of suspense.Read the full review

A rich and elegant film, full of sly, devious characters with complicated motives.Read the full review

Edward Norton is at his best here, chalking up another boundary-stretching performance this year in the wake of the unfairly overlooked "Down in the Valley."Read the full review

An infectious mix of romance, mystery, and magic.Read the full review