The Illusionist (2006)

WHY?!? Why must a good show go suddenly so wrong? I was enjoying the build-up, character development, and story. Then BAM! Glowing ghosts appear in the big trick. They didn't even bother to offer any sort of credible rationalization for how those spirits came to be. It's a completely ridiculous trick that should never have been used as a plot device. I didn't buy it.

The Prestige suffered a very similar fate. It's too bad the directors can't hop into that Tesla time machine and go fix these scripts before shooting started.

Rating: D+