Hmmm....yeah, not sure what to say. Henley, was replaced because she was pregnant at the time of filming. The girl who replaced her reminds me of Kat Dennings minus the boobs. Not a fan of her replacement. Funny, but she really doesn't do much. Doves...yeah. Dylan isn't convincing as someone playing both sides. I found the movie to be anti climatic and found the movie to be some what of a let down. Definitively not as good as the original. But an enjoyable movie.
The trailer shows the funnier aspects of Daniel Radcliff, but I wasn't endeared to him being in the movie. Potter Bias? Maybe, not sure. Anyone could have played him. He brought nothing to the movie besides his name.
UNFORTUNATELY...
The WORST vacation I took with my parents was to Universal Studios. I want to be amazed. I don't want to know whats up the magicians sleeve. And Universal Studios forever wrecked that for me with movies. I wish I didn't know.
And the same with this movie. I saw a couple of tricks that left me completely baffled and amazed...and then they revealed how they did it. Totally wrecked the amazement factor for me. And that's why I mostly don't care for the movie much. The other reason...I really liked Henley. At least she had sex appeal or rather I found her to be sexy as hell.
The introduction of Woody Harrelsons brother played by Woody himself is probably the biggest movie fail in this movie. Don't care for the character and I thought he took away from the movie rather than contributing to it. He takes away from the believable factor of the movie. Adds a "stupid" factor. You keep wondering why they put him in the movie except to lower the value of the movie.
If you want to be amazed...skip this movie. If you can handle having the tricks revealed, then you should enjoy it...you should enjoy it regardless, but it wasn't as funny/good as the original, when is a sequal ever? And the trick reveals really was a HUGE let down for me. They closed the movie. The ending doesn't belie another sequal.
The whole reason for the 'being' of this movie is because of one small detail they didn't reveal in the original. Thaddeus Bradley and Dylans father were best friends and business partners.
Too many side streets in this movie that should have been closed that lead away from the movie IMO. An ok movie...glad I waited for it to come out on video. Not worth the big screen experience.
BUT...it is entertaining. Just accept it and don't think on it. You'll enjoy it more.
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