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Jim Carrey
Olivia Wilde
Steve Carell
Steve Buscemi
Alan Arkin
Brad Garrett

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A long time Las Vegas magician, burnt-out and jaded, breaks apart from his stage partner and finds himself struggling as an act, especially when a hot, new street magician becomes all the rage. -- Chris Kavan

04/21/2013 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Wonderstone has left me split

I’m actually very split on this one. by that I mean when this movie gets something wrong, It’s really wrong, and when it gets things right it’s incredible. One part of me really liked it, and the other really hated it.

Comedy is a real issue here, Steve Carrel isn’t funny, the laughs are few and far between in this comedy, and that is mostly because Carrel just isn’t funny as a spoiled jerk. I always preferred carrel’s dramatic work more then his comedy, and when I do like his comedic roles they are much more restrained then this. He just can’t be likable or funny while also being funny so ends up being neither likable nor funny.

Now, when the movie is funny (and it rarely is,) it’s freaking hilarious. There’s a bit about bringing magic to starving children that had me gasping ...

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2.5/4 

03/16/2013 (2 of 2 found this helpful)

Review: The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

Let's cut to the chase - If it wasn't for Jim Carrey, I would have disliked The Incredible Burt Wonderstone much, much, much more. This is a fairly good premise, and with the actors involved it could have been, and should have been a hilariously fun movie. Instead, director Don Scardino doesn't give the movie any spark or appeal. It felt so lazy and forced and at times uneven. This may be a weird thing to say, but I thought that Steve Carell was a miscast. His character, Burt Wonderstone, is a snobby, selfish, and mean-spirited person, and I felt that wasn't a good fit for Steve Carell. He felt uncomfortable in the part, unable to find the correct comedic tone his character needed. Steve Buscemi, shamefully, is horribly underused. He's a terrific talent, and the tedious script never gave ...

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2/4