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Friday, August 18, 2006 12:00 AM

"The Illusionist"

The dazzling charms of this fairy-tale romance magically make its many flaws disappear.
By Stephanie Zacharek

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  • Friday, August 18, 2006 11:28 AM

    Not "authentic to the period"

    I'd agree with most everything in the review here. But I take exception to the comment that "the illusions performed here" are "largely authentic to the period". There are no stage illusions performed in the film at all. They are all CGI shots. Even the locket is a cheat. Notice that the film always cuts away when the locket is manipulated. It can't possibly work as presented and would, at a minimum, rip the picture inside in half.

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