Death Defying Acts

  • 2008


MOVIE IS magical desperate enjoyable entertaining historic
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32 %
43 % Rotten
$ 8 Million
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Positive Reviews 11
Negative reviews 11
Average Rating 2.8/5
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2.5
So corny and old fashioned that only diehard romantics are likely to consider it magical. Screen Daily
2.0
Without an interesting one, an hour and a half of competent filmmaking becomes about an hour and 25 minutes of boredom. Paste Magazine
4.5
And while less magical than The Prestige, its perfectly charming matine fare. Telegraph
2.5
Before long, Mary and Benji have insinuated themselves into the magicians life, finding out as much as possible from his manager (Timothy Spall). Ny Daily News
2.0
Its a movie that seems to have been lavished with care and performed with gusto, yet its tale of fakery sounds its own knell: theres not a believable .. Independent
3.5
So its a shame that the story itself feels like smoke and mirrors with nowhere to go, wanting to have its cake and eat it too: remaining sceptical abo .. Shadows On The Wall
4.0
Finally, Timothy Spall is superb as Houdinis right hand man (Spallness Factor: Low) and his scenes with Ronan are delightful.Death Defying Acts is a h .. View London
2.5
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2.0
This movie from Gillian Armstrong begins with an ingenious and entertaining idea. Guardian
3.5
Ill admit to a total weakness for this particular brand of baloney. Slate
3.0
The tone shifts from cynical con comedy to romantic drama, but the chemistry between Pearce and Zeta Jones is conspicuously absent and the dialogue la .. Empire
3.0
Entertaining enough in a lightweight way, but not destined to become a classic. Eye For Film
2.0
The Haunting of Hill House ending explained everything you need to know after watching Feature The Haunting of Hill House ending leaves a lot of quest .. Total Film
4.0
Movies offer us wildly divergent stories with vivid, close up emotions, and so did the six fimmakers we invited to take part in the Envelope Directors .. Calendar Live
1.5
Pearce and Zeta Jones look good and theres nothing wrong with their performances that a little chemistry wouldnt put right. Hollywood Reporter
3.1
Sachs has infused the early part of Married Life with a breezy, light hearted sensibility that proves impossible to resist, with Brosnans wry narratio .. Reel Film
4.5
I really like the unexpectedness of this surprisingly dense film and its four stand out performances from its leads. Urban Cine File
2.0
THE REEL LOWDOWN: IF YOU LIKED The Prestige, The Illusionist YOULL LIKE THIS. Mirror
1.9
The ingredients are there for a cute con game, but instead the movie turns out to be a mushy melodrama in which the two adults jarringly alternate bet .. New York Post
3.0
This is a romantic film, not antagonistic, but lets be truthful here: if its period and presents acts of staged deception, it hard to top Nolans whirl .. Brian Or Ndorf
2.0
Zeta Jones and Ronan meanwhile enthusiastically wrap their tongues around the Scottish brogue in an enjoyable what if tale. Sky
2.0
This weeks TLS October 19, 2018 The difficulties with Mark Twain; Woolf and Kandinsky; saving art from the Nazis; Baudrillard in the desert; the Swedi .. Entertainment Times Online ..
2.0
But given that it follows The Prestige and The Illusionist, this too glossy magician flick feels like an after event. Metro
2.0
Every line spoken is so austere that the characters seem like theyre acting in straitjackets.But its the audience that will be most desperate to escap .. The National
2.5
Historic facts of Houdinis life are sprinkled throughout the story to pad the fictional speculation about the entertainers inner demons. Film Critic 1963 Typepad
3.0
Country music makes for great melodrama.Its fans believe that a comeback is a Christian right; their superstar transgressors are forgiven faster than .. Amy Weekly



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