![]() It’s never dull, it’s always moving, and it will occasionally even dazzle. If nothing else, Now You See Me 2 succeeds in the “mindless, forgettable entertainment” category. Now You See Me 2 will pass the time, and you probably won’t find yourself feeling like you wasted two hours of your life. There’s a bit of character development, there are a few laughs (most of which come from Lizzy Caplan), and the big magic stuff works. The last one just saw the magicians on the run from the FBI the whole time this is a step up from that. It’s a messy, convoluted plot that only eventually starts to make sense when the characters stop to explain it – and even then, not really. The film also makes mention of this she’s there to be “the girl.” Honesty, right? They’re kidnapped by Walter Mabry ( Daniel Radcliffe), need to steal a piece of technology, and then the plot collapses upon itself as so many things need to happen in order for them to be called innocent and to bring the real villains to justice. ![]() Astute viewers will note that the Isla Fisher character has been replaced by Lizzy Caplan. The magicians are referred to as the Four Horsemen, and consist of Danny Atlas ( Jesse Eisenberg), Merritt McKinney ( Woody Harrelson), Jack Wilder ( Dave Franco), and Lula May ( Lizzy Caplan). They’re the modern-day magician equivalent of Robin Hood. They’re the heroes because they’re stealing from people who are worse. Rhodes, we learned at the end, is actually on the magicians’ side, because sure, why not? The new film sees the magicians in hiding, then get told to not be in hiding, then they get kidnapped by Harry Potter, then they have to steal something from some guy. The original Now You See Me was about a bunch of magicians stealing money from some guy ( Michael Caine), all while being chased by FBI agent Dylan Rhodes ( Mark Ruffalo). It means the filmmakers recognize the first movie wasn’t worth much of anything, and that the sequel only exists because it made a ton of money. The rest are espoused by characters later on. That’s why the sequel smartly begins with Morgan Freeman reciting a couple of the key plot points from the original. It was released three years ago, so can the filmmakers expect anyone to remember what happened? No, they can’t. Now You See Me was the kind of forgettable movie that you walk out of and already begin to forget exactly what happened. Note: I don’t understand why the filmmakers didn’t use the title “ Now You See Me: Now You Don’t” for the sequel.
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