The Prestige

A combination of John McTiernan, Brian DePalma, and Stanley Kubrick with Christopher Nolan’s signature brand of non-linear storytelling, The Prestige is a tale of obsession, narrative storytelling, and trickery. Having the advantage of over a decade and several viewings, I feel bad for those tasked with the assignment to write about this film upon its initial release. This is a very clever movie, and it can be hard to discern, on an initial viewing, if there’s more than the cleverness so cle...