Jacques et Jim

Comical Conjuring (1903)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

aka Jack et Jim

More magic tricks from French filmmakers Melies has him once again playing a magician. Various tricks are performed on stage including a scene where buckets are filled with water only to have issues arrive. The best scene in the movie is when one man goes to jump into the barrel of water to take a bath only to quickly jump out due to something biting him. It turns out the water had turned into chickens. This is a fairly interesting film from the director but I wouldn't call it one of the best of his career as it's pretty middle ground for anyone familiar with his work. There are some nice tricks but overall there's really nothing here that we haven't already seen.