Celebrated director Gillian Armstrong (MY BRILLIANT CAREER, LITTLE WOMEN) helms this film about Harry Houdini's romance with a con woman. In his attempts to contact his dead mother, the magician (Guy Pearce) meets a beautiful psychic (Catherine Zeta-Jones) who isn't all she appears. Read more
| Starring | Catherine Zeta-Jones, Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall, Saoirse Ronan |
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| Director | Gillian Armstrong |
| Genres | Drama |
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Celebrated director Gillian Armstrong (MY BRILLIANT CAREER, LITTLE WOMEN) helms this film about Harry Houdini's romance with a con woman. In his attempts to contact his dead mother, the magician (Guy Pearce) meets a beautiful psychic (Catherine Zeta-Jones) who isn't all she appears.
| Starring | Catherine Zeta-Jones, Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall, Saoirse Ronan, Jack Bailey, Aaron Brown, MacKay Crawford, James Fiddy, Martin Fisher, Tim Frost |
|---|---|
| Director | Gillian Armstrong |
| Studio | LIONS GATE HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 37 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 36 mins |
| Certificate |  DVD LOVEFiLM Instant |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English |
| Released | Production year: 2007 To Watch Online: LOVEFiLM Instant: 10 Jul 2009 To Rent: DVD: 18 May 2009 |
| Watch now | £2.49 |
Never more than mildly distracting, this wayward drama of romantic and psychological intrigue from the director of... read more on Time Out
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Extremely flimsy storyline!
I Thought I might be in for a treat with this film, seeing as Pearce and Zeta Jones are in it.But Pearce was simply awful as Houdini and Zeta Jones wasn't ... read more »
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Shallow water.
I found this film quite disappointing. Guy Pearce has inhabited many famous characters in his film career, but this film hardly allowed him to explore Houdini&#... read more »
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Good film wanted it to be more about Harry Houdini!
I thought that this movie was good, but could of easily been better I really wanted the movie to be more about Harry Houdini than a Gypsy and her daughter ... read more »
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Death Defying Acts
Very disappointing. I was expecting a great deal more. The Scottish accent leaves a lot to be desired as does the acting and story line.
Mu true ... read more »
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