Advantages: Great charecters, script. Disadvantages: Not much at all
From the director that brought us Memento and the two latest Batman films, Christopher Nolan excels himself with this dramatic thriller, The Prestige.
The Plot
The film begins with Michael Caine's character telling a young girl about a magic trick. Each magic trick has three parts, the Pledge, the Turn and then finally The Prestige.
The film follows two starting magicians, Angier and Borden. They start off as good friends but then turn into rivals when Angier's wife is killed in a magic trick that went wrong.
The two spend the film, trying to work out each other's secrets and ruin their tricks, eventually ruining their livelihood.
Borden then however discovers a trick, the ultimate trick. This trick makes Angier loose his mind trying to work out how the hell Borden does this trick.
The Characters
Hugh Jackman ...
Advantages: Expertly layered & constructed plot, great performances Disadvantages: Some may see the ending coming?
For a good year or so, this film was sitting on my shelf unloved and unwatched - when I was eventually drawn to it after I realised it had been directed by Christopher Nolan (of Memento, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight ...), I discovered just what I'd been missing. For my money, this is simply an outstanding film in so many ways. A strong cast produce performances to match reputations while the plot twists and turns, skillfully keeping its secrets from the viewer. Stylistically too, The Prestige is a great success. It captures the look and feel of the era, when Magic, Trickery and Science were rather less distinct than we consider them now.
The "prestige" of the title alludes to the final act of the typical tripartite magic trick. First comes "the Pledge", in which the magician shows the audience something apparently quite regular ...
Advantages: Good weight with a meaty middle Disadvantages: None really, except I always find the edge :)
County cricket bats are manufactured by a company called Hunts. They have been in production since 1940, owned by the famous Trimmings family, who are well known bat makers from the St. Neots region. Later they moved the factory to Huntingdon, and they are still produced there today.
The actual bat itself can be bought either in the regular size or as a long handle bat like the one I have. It has an attractive and also very comfortable blue coloured grip around the handle. The grip is held onto the blade with tape, which despite not looking the best, has proved to be very durable. The blade itself is lovely and smooth, with the Hunts County Bats logo, a stag motife and also the Insignia E.S. logo. The reverse of the blade is adorned with various designs, mainly in green and red with the logo also putting in another appearance ...
