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In Death Defying Acts Guy Pierce is the amazing Harry Houdini during his last few months. In a tour through Britain he meets Mary McGarvie (yes, that's my last name too) who is a "psychic" and her teenage daughter.
The girl is fascinated by the "magician's" tricks and the mom is fasinated by the man himself. You can enjoy some of Houdini's most famous tricks, a bit of a love story mixed with some life lessons. Both mother and daughter try to con him to contact his dead mother, whose memories have haunted him for years.
The little girl gets some tricks explained to her and learns how to do them while praticing the art of stealing and appearing as a boy.
The whole movie is placed in 1926 in Scotland. The story is not huge, but both Guy and Catherine do good jobs and the tricks are very well re-created. Another great actor in this movie is Timothy Spall
It is a movie to watch calmly and enjoy minute by minute.
If you like real life based stories, you'll like it, if you're into romance, you'll like it, if you look for kicks, fists and tough action, watch something else.
My rating? ***
Ages? 13 and older (Younger kids may need explanations)
Hugs and kisses,
Sue McGarvie
find me also in
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The girl is fascinated by the "magician's" tricks and the mom is fasinated by the man himself. You can enjoy some of Houdini's most famous tricks, a bit of a love story mixed with some life lessons. Both mother and daughter try to con him to contact his dead mother, whose memories have haunted him for years.
The little girl gets some tricks explained to her and learns how to do them while praticing the art of stealing and appearing as a boy.
The whole movie is placed in 1926 in Scotland. The story is not huge, but both Guy and Catherine do good jobs and the tricks are very well re-created. Another great actor in this movie is Timothy Spall
It is a movie to watch calmly and enjoy minute by minute.
If you like real life based stories, you'll like it, if you're into romance, you'll like it, if you look for kicks, fists and tough action, watch something else.
My rating? ***
Ages? 13 and older (Younger kids may need explanations)
Hugs and kisses,
Sue McGarvie
find me also in
http://susuzz.livejournal.com/738.html
http://www.isound.com/profile/susuzz
and
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?id=716796948&ref=profile
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