The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013)

  Steve Carrell and Steve Buscemi as magicians? and Olivia Wilde? I'm in!

The Cast:

• Burt Wonderstone, Master Magician [Has the hair to prove it]
• Anton Marvelington, magicians sidekick/BFF
• Jane the New Nicole, aka the Magicians sexy assistant [Olivia Wilde]
• Steve Gray, The Brain Rapist a Kriss Angel type magician [Jim Carey]
• Rance Halloway, OG magician and Burt's inspiration.

The Situation:

A lonely, bullied little boy receives a magic kit on his birthday and falls in love with the world of magic, as he believes it will help people like him. He meets another boy who shares his interest and soon a magic team is born. Many years later they continue to perform their act, "Burt and Anton: A Magical Friendship," the to the delight of crowds worldwide.

Doing the same thing day in and out for nearly a decade, Burt has lost his passion for the business. Off stage he is moody, arrogant, apathetic. and his personality drives people away. When rival magician, Steve Gray appears on the scene, his act begins to take away their fans, and drive down their ticket sales, putting what appears to be the final nail in his career.

He aims to get himself back on track, but to do so,  he'll have to win back his friends, regain his passion and pull off his greatest trick, redemption.

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Stray Quotage:

"That trick just blew your mind, because that's what magic does. It blows your mind."

"Pretend I'm still here and tell me all about it."

"The world record for staring was 24 hrs, I've been doing it for 3 days and I'm bored. So I want to spice it up with some pepper spray."

"It's called a Magical Friendship. You can't be magical friends with yourself!"

"You're here. But what about your work with the poor?
Turns out they didn't want magic. They actually wanted food and clean water."

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Basically Burt Wonderstone is a redemption story wrapped inside of the battle of old magic versus new. Burt's rival, The Brain Rapist is about as much as a magician as David Blaine and his "tricks" Everything about him, down to his name is ridiculous and an affront to magic, but he gets results,  which unfortunately cannot be denied and it sets the stage for the battle between traditional and non traditional magic. 

As much as I'd like to, I can't really trash this movie. As far as the magic battle goes, both sides are given proper attention and it's tough to truly pick a side. The opening scene though, has one of my new favorite actors, Greg Heffley aka the Wimpy Kid as a bully in an odd turn off events. It's actually a pretty funny concept knowing his history.

Idk if that accounts for anything but whatever. This is my blog. Burt Wonderstone is a good move. Watch it, don't watch it, I don't care.

Violence? No
Explosions? No
Nudity? No