Now You See Me 2 (2016)

The Four Horsemen resurface, and are forcibly recruited by a tech genius to pull off their most impossible heist yet.

Director:

Jon M. Chu

Writers:

Ed Solomon (screenplay by), Ed Solomon (story by)

Stars:

Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson

5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jesse Eisenberg	...	J. Daniel Atlas
Mark Ruffalo	...	Dylan Rhodes
Woody Harrelson	...	Merritt McKinney / Chase McKinney
Dave Franco	...	Jack Wilder
Daniel Radcliffe	...	Walter Mabry
Lizzy Caplan	...	Lula
Jay Chou	...	Li
Sanaa Lathan	...	Deputy Director Natalie Austin
Michael Caine	...	Arthur Tressler
Morgan Freeman	...	Thaddeus Bradley
David Warshofsky	...	Agent Cowan
Tsai Chin	...	Bu Bu
William Henderson	...	Young Dylan
Richard Laing	...	Lionel Shrike
Henry Lloyd-Hughes	...	Allen Scott-Frank

Storyline

One year after outwitting the F.B.I. and winning the public's adulation with their Robin Hood-style magic spectacles, The Four Horsemen resurface for a comeback performance in hopes of exposing the unethical practices of a tech magnate. The man behind their vanishing act is none other than Walter Mabry, a tech prodigy who threatens the Horsemen into pulling off their most impossible heist yet. Their only hope is to perform one last unprecedented stunt to clear their names and reveal the mastermind behind it all.

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Plot Keywords:

magic | ambigram | rube goldberg machine | thumb drive | confusion | 

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Taglines:

If you think you've seen it all take another look.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence and some language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Originally titled "Now You See Me: The Second Act".

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Goofs

At Taipa Marketplace, you see an extra with a yellow checkered shirt and pointy hat coming in from behind Atlas. She is moving next to Atlas in the direction where Dylan is standing at the moment when Atlas tells Dylan to leave. As the camera angle switches back from Dylan to Atlas, the same extra is suddenly behind Atlas.

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Quotes

J. Daniel Atlas: A magician's greatest strength is an empty fist.
Dylan Rhodes: That is to say, the ability to convince a crowd that something is inside when really there is nothing

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Connections

Featured in Now You See Me 2: Bringing Magic to Life (2016)

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Soundtracks

Magic Stick
Written by Lil' Kim (as Kimberly Jones), 50 Cent (as Curtis Jackson), Phillip Leroy Mitchell, The Notorious B.I.G. (as Christopher Wallace), Carlos Evans, Sha Money X.L. (as Michael J. Clervoix)
Performed by 50 Cent featuring Lil' Kim
Courtesy of Interscope Records under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Disappears from your mind as soon as it's over

I really love the first "Now You See Me," like, a lot. It's just a really light, breezy, nonstop fun movie, and it knows it. And the trailer for this movie looked like it would be more of the same, which I was completely fine with. Unfortunately, the trailer is infinitely better than the actual film.

Honestly, this movie was embarrassing to watch. From the childishly annoying character that Lizzy Caplan plays, to the horrendously unfunny identical twin that Woody Harrelson plays, I was cringing in my seat and praying for deliverance. Now, one could argue that Lizzy Caplan's character was intentionally annoying, and that Woody Harrelson's twin character was intentionally unfunny, and while I would agree with that, it still didn't make for an enjoyable viewing experience, especially when these two characters had a significant amount of screen time.

I can't deny that "Now You See Me 2" did have some very entertaining sequences, with one particular scene involving an elaborate card trick being the definite highlight of the film. However, these few scenes couldn't save this forgettable mess of a film. I mean honestly, I'm having a hard time writing this review because I can't even remember what I disliked about this movie. It's just a completely forgettable film in every way that will leave your mind as soon as the credits start.

Huh, come to think of it, maybe this film did do something right after all: it disappears completely, just like a real magician would.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA Mexico France Hong Kong

Language:

English Mandarin Cantonese

Release Date:

10 June 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Now You See Me 2

Filming Locations:

Teddington Lock, Teddington, Middlesex, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$90,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$22,383,146, 12 June 2016

Gross USA:

$65,075,540

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$334,897,606

Company Credits

Production Co:

Summit Entertainment, TIK Films, K/O Paper Products

Technical Specs

Runtime:

129 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos DTS (DTS: X)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1