Now You See Me: Now You Don't

The audacity of this film.

Practically, a new set of magicians uses the image of the former Now You See Me leads, and try to recapture their "Robin Hood"-esque quest. Then it trickles down to a ridiculous plot about a rich billionaire heiress who has a secret she wants to destroy. With the help of the old gang, the new kids on the block will use the film's brand of"Camera Illusion" because being a Magician in this film is not gonna happen - to turn the world around and help make things right.

I hated it the minute my friends said this is the one we need to watch. I just know nothing in this is gonna work at all. It never made sense for me. WHY is she faulted for the cascading incidents that resulted to her mother's death when she was a child? Or all these grandstanding and moralizing. Or how is something popular yet no one really knows him eye to eye or the worst thing - which is "camera illusion" magic. The film really wants you to let go of every little suspension of disbelief you could give. Even the biggest plot twist of the film is just plain ridiculous stupidity. AND IT'S NOT even witty at that.

The fact that towards the end, the best thing I could feel about this film is that it is unrelentingly stupid. It acts smart and it thinks as if it comments on something relevant, but it knows it is stupid and nonsensical. It is proudly bottom of the barrel and a million or so, would still come because sometimes it is fun to be brain dead. Dead dead, we are mortal after all.

That 2.5 film is because it never let me feel like something made sense. It pushes itself to puzzle me and make me feel like that money I spent was not worth it. It was the greatest horror Hollywood made this year and I am still having my nightmares!

Now You See Me 3 tries to recapture the spark that made the first film so enjoyable, but it ends up feeling like a tired illusion we've all seen too many times. The cast remains talented, yet even strong performances can't save a script that relies on increasingly absurd stunts and implausible tricks. The magic - once clever and grounded in spectacle - now feels hollow, more CGI than sleight of hand.

What's most frustrating is how detached everything feels. The film pushes surrealism to the point of disbelief, robbing it of the charm and intrigue that once defined the franchise. The surprise character reveal at the end feels cheap and unnecessary, a nostalgic gimmick that might have worked two decades ago but now only exposes budgetary shortcuts.

The plot twist, while mildly interesting, collapses under its own lack of logic - it's hard to invest when the story keeps bending reality for convenience. In the end, Now You See Me 3 is forgettable entertainment: flashy but empty, ambitious but weightless, and a disappointing end to a once-promising saga.

My least favorite of the three movies. Felt like I was watching an escape room movie. Kind of boring. Love the actors, but just fell flat for me. Luckily I saw the preview for free. Just wasn't as thrilling and entertaining as the other two movies. I'd suggest waiting til it comes out on a streaming platform. . .

So I finally watched Now You See Me 3, and let's just say... the plot pulled a disappearing act on creativity. The story feels recycled just like a magic trick you've seen one too many times at a kid's birthday party. Honestly, it made Now You See Me 2 look like a masterpiece in comparison.

I did enjoy the cast reunion - Isla Fisher back in action was a pleasant surprise but beyond that, everything was just... plain. If you're going to make fans wait nearly a decade, at least give us something worth the wait, not a rerun in a new hat.

The only illusion here is thinking this sequel was worth the wait.

This has been years in the making and it's finally come out! Was it worth it? I suppose it was fun with the gang back together but it's more of the same you've seen before but less complex which is both a good and bad thing as the tricks are more realistic but it loses that intrigue and mysticism. Aside from that it springs a new generation of magicians along with the classic gang and watching them work side by side up until the big reveal is engaging. They clearly have fun with getting them all back together and the interactions after years make this worth a watch for sure. It leaves room for more at the end but they could stop right there if they wanted to.

The cast is the best thing with them all reunited. I love Jesse Eisenberg so I enjoy seeing him again. Newcomers like Justice Smith, Dominic Sessa and Ariana Greenblatt are all great charismatic new characters too. Rosamund Pike as the villain is cool just cause it's her anyway.

They have the song abracadabra in this by Lady Gaga so that's another cool thing!

Great to see them back on screen again regardless of it being more of the same stuff with less complexity.