morrison-dylan-fan With Easter coming up,I started searching round for a Comedy which a friend could watch with her family during the holiday season.Searching round on Amazon Uk,I suddenly remembered hearing about a fun-looking Comedy that had surprisingly failed at the box office,which led to me getting ready to meet Burt Wonderstone.The plot:Getting beaten up at school, Burt Wonderstone finds joy in a magic kit that his mum gets him for his birthday.Playing around with his magic tricks,Wonderstone catches the attention of Anton Marvelton,who shares Wonderstone's interest in magic,which leads to Wonderstone & Marvelton soon forming a double act.Decades later:Signed up by Bally's Casino owner Doug Munny to a 10 year contract,Wonderstone & Marvelton slowly find themselves become tired of performing the same old tricks,with Wonderstone also beginning to believe that he is bigger then the team.Standing outside Bally's,Marvelton and Wonderstone are left speechless,when street magician Steve Gray films his latest show outside the building.As Gray's new show airs, the cracks in Wonderstone & Marvelton's act start to appear.View on the film:Whilst the ending fails to sparkle,the screenplay by (deep breath!) Jonathan M. Goldstein/John Francis Daley/Chad Kultgen and Tyler Mitchell keeps the spells flowing,by juggling splashes of physical Comedy with a smooth buddy Comedy charm.For the rivalry between the magicians,the writers smartly give each of them contrasting styles,with Wonderstone's inflated ego making his act largely based on showmanship,whilst Gray takes aim at a grotesque,but mesmerising style of street magic.Wrapped in a pure 80s mullet,Steve Carell gives a wonderful performance as Burt Wonderstone,with Carell superbly showing Wonderstone's joy in magic be pushed away by his ego-driven taste for the ladies,and to also push everyone else out of the limelight.Treated like a human punch bag by Wonderstone, Steve Buscemi gives a great performance as Anton Marvelton,with Buscemi showing Marvelton to be a humble guy,who explodes when Wonderstone finally over steps the mark.Taking on the duo, Jim Carrey gives an explosive performance as Steve Gray,thanks to Carrey jumping straight in to Gray's very physical magic,and also creating an unease over Gray being a less than magical creep,which leads to this film casting a marvellous spell.

g-bodyl The Incredible Burt Wonderstone is not really a bad movie if you can get through the fact that the entire film itself is basically a magic show, but that being said, this is still a pretty funny movie that has plenty of well-timed jokes, lots of acting talent, pretty cool stunts, and Jim Carrey's best performance in ages. Basically, if you're a fan of magic shows and the such, this is the perfect film for you.Don Scardino's film is about two magicians named Burt Wonderstone and his partner, Anton whom fallen into hard times, especially after the two lifelong friends separate. But as Burt is trying to get himself back into the show, he has to compete with a rising star named Steve Gray who takes magic to a whole new level.This film features a talented cast and for the most part, they do their job well. I must say that Jim Carrey stole the show. He was incredibly hilarious as Steve Gray and my gosh he did some incredible stunts. My favorite scene was when we laid down in a bed of hot coal and I couldn't stop laughing. Steve Carell and Steve Buscemi were ideal choices and while they can't live up to Carrey, they do a good job. James Gandolfini was pretty good here as well, though I feel like he was miscasted and finally Alan Arkin was very good despite his small screen time.Overall, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone is a pretty fun movie and it can be very funny at times. Unfortunately, you can't thank the script for that, but you can thank the talented cast for rising up to the weak script. The kids will definitely love the flashy visuals and even adults may feel a little bit of their inner child. But be warned, if you get bored of magic tricks, you will get bored with this film. I rate this film 8/10.

CowherPowerForever My review of The Incredible Burt Wonderstone contains some light spoilers. Read at your own risk. This review will also contain a small review of the Blu-Ray/DVD Combo Pack. So look out for that in the last paragraph.To find a comedy in today's times that is downright fantastic and have you laughing hard continuously is almost impossible to find. The Incredible Burt Wonderstone is the film that rolls along once and awhile and chances the average to bad comedies Hollywood usually gives us. Jim Carrey is comedy gold in this film, stealing every scene he is in. From top to bottom this movie is easily worth your time and money as I will get more into details in the following paragraphs. This is my review of The Incredible Burt Wonderstone.The story is fairly straight forward. Burt Wonderstone and his friend Anton Marvelton become a famous Las Vegas magician duo. After being in the business for so long, a newer type of magician comes along, Steve Gray. Steve Gray is basically the Criss Angel of the film. He does incredibly insane stunts and calls it magic. Jim Carrey is downright fabulous as Steve Gray, and he really steals the show. I won't go into deep detail of some of the stuff he does, but when you see his character come on screen, be prepared for some downright hilarious stuff. So once this Steve Gray becomes more popular he drives out most of the business that Wonderstone and Marvelton had at Vegas. So they decide to break it off after a failed heat box trick that failed horribly, only to come back later in the film and reunite to try and get a gig at a new magic house in Vegas.The comedy from Steve Carrell, Steve Buscemi, Jim Carrey, and even the late great James Gandolfini(may he rest in peace) is downright side splitting. The movie is very quick, with a runtime of just about ninety five minutes(without credits). It however keeps your interest very strong because there is so much great comedy in this film. Even when the plot slows down in parts towards the end, the comedy brings some much needed energy to the film. The actors also gel very well together, thus making the comedy that much better.Overall, this is easily one of my favorite comedies in recent years. With just fantastic comedy, side splitting as I mentioned above, this film will easily leaving you wanting more. If you are a fan of the recent comedies with a bunch of low brow humor, then this film is likely not for you. If you want a more thinking person's comedy, with great mocking of present day magicians, then this is easily a comedy for you.8/10 Finally, I will go over some of the special features for this film on the Blu-Ray/DVD/ Ultraviolet Combo Pack. There are two featurettes on this Blu-Ray. The first is Steve Gray UNCUT, and that runs at almost nine minutes long. The second is Making Movie Magic with David Copperfield, and that runs just over eight minutes long. There is also a gag reel that runs just over four minutes. Finally, there are deleted/extended scenes from the movie that runs just over twenty six minutes. So, overall, the special features are very light for a Blu-Ray. Sure the movie wasn't a massive hit at the box office, but if I'm going to spend extra money on a Blu-Ray I would like at least an hour of extra features. So, in closing, the special features gets a very low 3 out of 10.

Vi Wrath OK, only part way through flick, but is it supposed to be a comedy? I see two main characters are comedian type actors, but so far haven't seen anything humorous. Possibly my age is a factor, but I have found humor in W.C. fields's work and as far as 'Aqua Teen Hunger Force', so, perhaps this is a life time movie of the week? My review is ; "really?" And, "why".OK, as a bonus, "sad".May we ask our selves why a review has to be ten lines? And, why do we think this movie kind/type of comedy is "funny"'? I have no answer, sorry.