Now You See Me Now You Don’t

★★★

M. 113 minutes. In cinemas

Serpentine plotting is an essential part of the Now You See Me franchise but this time the writers have really raised the bar. I was relieved to learn that the films’ star, Jesse Eisenberg has confessed that even he had a struggle to make sense of one of this instalment’s wilder convolutions.

Not that making sense has ever been a priority here. It’s all about smoke and mirrors and filling the screen with a non-stop parade of stunts hyped to the point of ultimate distraction.

It’s been 10 years since the last film in the series, but the formula hasn’t changed. After a long break, the Horsemen, a popular team of stage illusionists, is mounting a comeback, touring the world with their show while employing their magic to catch

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