The Prestige

I read the book, so I knew what was going to happen, which perhaps dampened the plot twists a bit for me; but the movie was very well done. As always, Michael Caine gave a wonderful performance. Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman as the two main characters really brought them to life. The biggest surprise for me was David Bowie as Tesla. I was pleasantly surprised at how good he was. The movie even has my favorite character actor, Andy Serkis, in it too. Guess playing Gollum finally got him noticed after years of incredible performances. I'm not going to say anything else that might reveal the plot. The book itself was wonderful too. Christopher Priest is a great writer.

Coming soon:

Beowulf

A new version that is in post production now. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. An amazing cast, it looks like. Ray Winstone as Beowulf, Crispin Glover as Grendel, Anthony Hopkins as King Hrothgar, Brendan Gleeson (Hamish in Braveheart) as Wiglaf, John Malkovich as Unferth and many more. It uses performance capture for the animation, as in Zemeckis' The Polar Express.