Magicians
- 2007
- 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
5.9K
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A pair of rivaling stage magicians are forced to confront their falling out over a guillotine mishap when they compete in a magic competition.A pair of rivaling stage magicians are forced to confront their falling out over a guillotine mishap when they compete in a magic competition.A pair of rivaling stage magicians are forced to confront their falling out over a guillotine mishap when they compete in a magic competition.
- Awards
- 1 win
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Jessica Hynes
- Linda Jones
- (as Jessica Stevenson)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaOlivia Colman was offered a key role.
- GoofsWhen Harry Kane is flying back to London from Jersey the aircraft on the runway is a Flybe Dash 8 Q400 which does fly that route. The interior in the next shot however is filmed in a much larger aircraft with 6 seats across (the Q400 has 4 across) and while he is having his panic attack Harry refers to the oxygen masks in the safety briefing which the Q400 doesn't have.
- Quotes
Mike Francis: [a Veteran Magician has put out a cigarette on his tongue and swallowed it] Yes, very good, thankyou.
[Aside]
Mike Francis: You know, there's no technique to any of that. He just takes the pain. Sick bastard.
- Crazy creditsThere's an additional scene featuring Karl's manager after the end credits.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Sven Uslings Bio: Magicians (2020)
- SoundtracksThe Cat
Performed by Jimmy Smith
Written by Lalo Schifrin
Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
Courtesy of Verve Records (United States)
Under license from Universal Music Operations
Featured review
Mitchell & Webb have done some very funny material in the past. This film is, at best, mildly amusing.
The premise is amusing, in a black comedy way.
The characters are amusing, occasionally.
The script is amusing, in places.
Individually all of the contributors are capable of so much more and it is disappointing to end up with a film that aspires to be funny but falls short in so many ways. It simply fails to sustain any interest. Much of the humour is hackneyed and its predictability takes away so much of the punch that you find yourself hunting for humour that ultimately is not there to find.
Overall the best I can bring myself to recommend is if this comes round on TV and you have little else to do on a rainy day give it a try.
The premise is amusing, in a black comedy way.
The characters are amusing, occasionally.
The script is amusing, in places.
Individually all of the contributors are capable of so much more and it is disappointing to end up with a film that aspires to be funny but falls short in so many ways. It simply fails to sustain any interest. Much of the humour is hackneyed and its predictability takes away so much of the punch that you find yourself hunting for humour that ultimately is not there to find.
Overall the best I can bring myself to recommend is if this comes round on TV and you have little else to do on a rainy day give it a try.
- InTheWakeOfReason
- Sep 21, 2007
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $2,052,190
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