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Sploich Reviews The Illusionist (2010)
Sploich - wrote on 03/06/2011
I wasn't a big fan of Sylvian Chomet's last film, The Triplets of Belleville. I thought it was okay but I had way too many problems with it. In his second major directorial effort, he seems to have fixed a lot of the problems in Triplets, only he has created a few new ones in the process.
The Illusionist is about a magician who is coming to terms with the fact that his is a dying trade. Despite his agents' efforts, his gigs are constantly less glamorous, leading him from performing on stage in front of a few loyal fans to performing in bars for the uninterested. Along his sorrowful journey he encounters a young girl who becomes infatuated with his talent. The two continue on the road to nowhere as the illusionist's dwindling career becomes nothing more than a hobby, if even …
