"The Illusionist"

Directed by Neil Burger
USA, 2006

Bad facial hair (Edward Norton), bad acting (Paul Giamatti), really bad acting (Rufus Sewell). This chili cheese dog of a movie (directed by a Burger!) is so much fucking better than The Prestige that I'm not even gonna dwell on how much Jessica Biel's lovely pillow-like lips make me want to curl up and take a nap with her, the little minx. Now if Friday's David Copperfield warehouse investigation would only speed up and lead to an arrest already, this would truly be a great weekend for magic.