Z/Web

Predictable ending, despite the “ta da” presentation, but the story and characters and intense scenes of magic performances more than carry the movie, and the ending is the satisfying one we wanted. Good performances from Edward Norton and Jessica Biel, the whole cast really. There’s not huge depth here, despite the film’s hints at such, but it’s still an interesting and well-done film.

Disappointing ending, which answers not one of the questions the movie proposes. Basically the film explores the questions surrounding the mysterious death of Superman star George Reeves in 1959. We’re presented with various possible scenarios, but then the film just ends without picking one. Huh? What’s the point of that? I got that much from watching the A&E Biography episode on Reeves. Basically, no one knows what happened, and this film doesn’t help. I really don’t see the point of it. Why not make a documentary if that’s all you want to explore? Sure, the film creates a fictional private detective, brilliantly portrayed by Andrian Brody, but in the end he doesn’t solve anything, so why bother? I give the film a C.