Using magic to rob banks - an unusual premise but it comes together, thanks to Las Vegas. Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson and Isla Fisher and Dave Franco are the Four Horsemen, a group of magicians brought together for a big heist in Las Vegas. If that sounds like Ocean's Eleven, then you are correct, Sir!
The big cast, the bright lights and the glamour of the Vegas show are good points for the movie. David Copperfield was a consultant on the movie and it shows.
Of course, no heist would be complete without the dogged FBI agent, played by Mark Ruffalo and his beautiful sidekick from Interpol Melanie Laurent. Another interesting character is Morgan Freeman whose livelihood is to debunk magic tricks. So both the police and this author have an interest in solving the mystery.
Another movie this reminded me of was the Da Vinci Code, another mystery wrapped around a heist. There's also a European flavor here with the Interpol angle.
* * * 1/2
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