Film Review – Now You See Me: Now You Don’t

2016’s “Now You See Me 2” was an attempt to see if there was a franchise to be built after the unexpected success of 2013’s “Now You See Me.” The original feature found an audience for its display of magicians using faux magic to pull off heists and rescues, and the sequel was more of the same, working on developing a world for the brand name that never quite took. Grosses dipped a little for the follow-up (especially in North America), but money was made, and another sequel was certain to follow. Until it didn’t. Now nine years later, there’s “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t,” which is an attempt to get things going again, with the production adding new magicians to the cast to help take over should the box office gods be merciful. There are fresh faces around the picture, but the screenplay (credited to four writers) is the same old stuff, delivering a tepid return to “Now You See Me” business, with director Ruben Fleischer in charge of making something flashy, not fulfilling. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com