The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

Raekwon

A comedy about magicians, called The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, starring Steve Carell, Jim Carrey, Steve Buscemi, Olivia Wilde, James Gandolfini and Alan Arkin is scheduled for release in March 2013.

The cast is excellent and the photo below had me in stitches so hopefully it will be hilarious, although I personally try not to raise my hopes up too high for comedies as a general rule.

Burt Wonderstone (Carell) and Anton Lovecraft (Buscemi) are a successful magic act in Las Vegas. Their partnership comes to an end when Anton is injured by Burt during their hotbox trick, and Anton moves to the Far East. When Burt is overshadowed by popular street magician Steve Gray (Carrey), he must convince Anton to return to the act to regain his standing by all means necessary

Mickeroo

That photo alone has me sold.

MrStuffins

I immediately laughed when I saw Buscemi!

Raekwon

If they put all of the 'funny' bits in the trailer then this is probably going to be terrible.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QphnhqVXEek

Zapp Brannigan

I really want to like it, but the trailer was pretty poor.

PerrinV2

Zapp Brannigan wrote: »

I really want to like it, but the trailer was pretty poor.

Same thought too.
Anyway it'll take a lot to top the greatest magician of all time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbg6DJ7zFIM

JP Liz V1

Arkin and Carrey supposedly steal the show here, havent seen it yet myself but looking forward to it

Saw this last night and enjoyed it. My friend said he wished he hadn't seen the trailer and I can see why. A lot of the punchlines are included and they don't work out of context.

Potential-Monke

Just back from it, and it was alright. Not quite enough comedy for my liking, but that could also be down to the small crowd. Plenty of scope for plenty of laughs, but it doesn't really work as well as it could have. Carrell's performance is cringey at times, and Buscemi might as well not be there. Carey is delightful as usual, but i'm a bit biased as he is my favourite actor. He still has it, but wasn't given anywhere near enough screentime. Everything he does is gold in my book. More of him, and i would have been happier.

4/10

Just back from a late showing of this and myself and my girlfriend had the entire screen to ourselves.

The film was, well it was like pretty much every recent mainstream comedy in recent memory, entertaining if not all that funny. The cast are all good and there's the odd smile raiser but for a comedy it's simply not funny enough. Arkin is the star here and really should have got more time as the main thrust of the plot is so familiar and worn that you'll see every twist and turn coming 20 minutes before it occurs. It's one of those films that's more comforting than out and out entertaining, there's a sweetness to it that's kinda endearing and Carrell and Buscemi are get when onscreen together but it's not a film I'll ever want to watch again and it's not one that anyone should rush out and see.