Sentences with phrase «talented illusionists»

J. Daniel Atlas (Jesse Eisenberg), Henley Reeves (Isla Fisher), Merritt McKinney (Woody Harrelson) and Jack Wilder (Dave Franco) are talented illusionists with varying degrees of success — a couple of them are actually cons — when they receive a mysterious invitation to meet in an abandoned building.

He amazes people with his illusions at a time when we generally do not believe in actual magic, but imagine what reaction a talented illusionist, or even a gifted doctor would have gotten in the backwater territories that Jesus roamed?

Not exact matches

Aside from its talented cast, a team of seasoned artists collaborated on the movie, including two - time Academy Award nominee cinematographer Dick Pope (for Mr. Turner and The Illusionist), Academy Award nominee costume designer Rita Ryack (Casino, Apollo 13) and Academy Award winning production designer Luciana Arrighi (Howard's End).

Director Neil Burger (The Illusionist, The Lucky Ones, Limitless) is certainly talented, and it's a credit to him that he keeps things interesting and exciting for as long as he does before the story gets bogged down in seriousness as well as its tiresome length.