Most people I know love this film. And why not, really. It’s got mystery, intrigue, romance, and most of all magic. And the attractive illusionist Eisenheim – Edward Norton.
The illusionist is in love with with the aristoctatic beauty, Sophie. And she right back with him. So it has been since they were kids. But a certain crown prince has other plans. He and the illusionist circle threateningly around each other over Sophie and many magic shows later, the Crown Prince Leopold murders Sophie.
Or does he? The film has a fairy taley feel. The magic shows, if indeed they are magic, are mesmerizing. You may just want to see it… befroe you…. (writer goes up in puff of purple smoke)