you got fooled if you hate it
The protagonists - are [spoiler] not the four horsemen. The four horsemen are just a card that is played. So whatever they do, it does not matter, they will master it -
the entire movie is set up like street magic - your attention is caught - so you miss what’s going on
now you see me
For sure there were lots of moments in the film which were unnecessary, cheap or even silly - a huge whirl of fast effects. No magic show without cheap glitter and over-the top music - it is part of the distraction.
The main mistake of the film is: the trick is revealed in the end - something street magicians would never do. Probably that’s why so many people here hate it.
The title is clear - it’s about one person. I was tricked too - I followed the horsemen, and wondered why they do not even get a bit of personality. But they are marionettes. There are other roles which get at least a bit of a story - and that’s who the movie is about.
In the end everybody is tricked -
Four street magicians by their puppeteer, a rich guy by its investment, a magician by its past, the FBI following the wrong tracks, a woman by a legend, and the main protagonist - by a woman
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and the fool is as always the audience.