The true tale of Harry Houdini. He arrives in Edinburgh for the grand finale of his world tour in 1926 and his ingenious near-death escape stunts captivate his audiences, however, he is more intrigued by notions of the afterlife so sets challenges to prove that physics are bogus. During his tour Houdini (Guy Pearce) offers $10000 to anyone who can contact the dead and reveal the last words uttered by his dying mother, enter Mary McGarvie (Catherine Zeta Jones), a hustler with a stage routine that’s a combination of trickery and glamor, and her nine-year-old daughter Benji. But while Houdini and Mary try to outsmart each other they form an undeniable passion overlooked by Mary’s daughter Benji and Houdinis stagehand.

An enjoyable film, though it’s not action packed, it’s focused on the relationship between him and the psychic rather than his acts. worth watching if you just want to sit back and chill.

My Rating ****

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