Review: Burt Wonderstone

It has been a long time since Steve Carell has done a decent movie.  I think the same can be said for Jim Carrey. Alas, it was never meant for them to do movies together.  They did Bruce Almighty, but Carell was more of a supporting character.  Now, Warner Bros. has decided to do a movie about Las Vegas magicians AND have two of the funniest men alive star in it.  Which begs the inevitable question: What could go wrong?  It turns out more than I thought possible.

This movie was actually pretty decently marketed, yet it is bombing at the box office.  WB can't catch a break this year!  Jack the Giant Slayer was slain at the box office, badly.  It's a good thing they have the next Hobbit movie coming out, otherwise they would be in for a rough year.  They are also releasing Man of Steel, the new Superman movie, which will probably do really well.  They are probably very sad that both the Batman AND Harry Potter franchises are done.

THE GOOD
The actual tricks that they do in the movie were fun to watch.  They are well done and give the audience a sense of awe.

Steve Buschemi is good.  He is a lot more believable than Carell or Carrey.  And Alan Arkin steals every scene he is.  Arkin makes the movie half-way watchable.  Also, the lovely Olivia Wilde is great as always.

THE BAD
There are so many clever ideas in here.  However, they are poorly executed.  Steve Carell's character is so unlikable that when there is finally some closure for him, it doesn't feel that great.  The same thing with Carrey.  I really blame the directing for the bad performances.  Both actors can deliver, but were obviously directed to be lifeless.

CONCLUSION
To go along with the cliche, this movie is anything but incredible.  It is so poorly put together and clumsily executed that you shouldn't even spend Redbox money on it.  Even if it makes it to Netflix, don't waste your time.  So unfortunate.  It could've been great.  1.5/5 Disco Balls.