Now You See Me 2

Now You See Me 2 doubles down on giddy ludicrousness

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Now You See Them 2 has plenty of energy, and plenty of what-just-happened? twists.

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It doesn’t care. To paraphrase Walter, the movie is having fun, even if you’re not.

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The Horsemen ride again in this sequel to the 2013 hit — and this time the magic has disappeared

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The film is an emotional black hole, its insufferably smug tricksters augmented by Mr. Harrelson

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More hard sell than abracadabra.

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The Horsemen still have a few tricks up their sleeve

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‘Now You See Me 2’ has nothing up its sleeve

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Offers more of the same narrative shortcuts, substituting extensive flashbacks, whirling camerawork and digital effects for a truly magical sensibility.

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Magic is the language these characters speak, and magic just doesn’t work on a movie screen — because it’s magic already.

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The most frustrating and damning part is its insistence on filling in backstories, expanding the mythology, and attempting to build a larger universe

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Even Daniel Radcliffe can't work his magic on Now You See Me 2

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It’s an impressively starry cast, but sadly, this lacks the charm, wit and, yes, magic of the original.

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Now You See Me 2 splits its time almost evenly between London and Macau, the hustle and bustle of which is rendered with a backlot-seeming anonymity.

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The biggest con with Now You See Me 2 is convincing audiences to see it in the first place.

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