The Incredible Burt Wonderstone 2013

  2013

Starring
Steve Carell
Steve Buscemi
Jim Carrey
James Gandolfini
Alan Arkin
Olivia Wilde

Plot:  Albert was a young boy who was bullied and picked on and on his 10th birthday he receives a magic set. He is so thrilled with this new found hobby he begins doing his first trick at school and another young by the of Anthony is taken back by the trick and their friendship begins. Grown up and masters of magic they end up headlining at Bally's in Las Vegas. Over the next ten years things get different and their career's are threatened by a new magician Steve Grey who threatens to steal their thunder.

This movie has an all star cast headlined by Carell, Carrey and Buscemi. The movie has non stop laughs and also shows both sides of characters that Carell has come to play over the past few years.

Burt Wonderstone (Carell) has become a famous magician with a partner know as Anton Malrvelton (Buscemi). Over the past ten years they have had a Vegas act that is sort of like a combination of Siegfried and Roy and Penn and Teller (just no wild Animals and they both speak). Their act has become mechanic and are now their friendship has become to fall apart somewhat. The high ego of Wonderstone has caused them to go through many assistants over the past few years and a back stage worker Jane (Wilde) is thrown into the act as their assistant even though her life long dream is to become a famous magician herself.

A new magician has made his way to Vegas named Steve Grey (Carrey) who is showing of his best David Blane act of crazy stunts and weird magic. Grey's presence starts to draw big attention and because of this Burt and Anton's attendance has dwindled. Casino owner Doug Munny (Gandolfini) wants them to go big and the two of them do and their crazy stunt goes wrong cause of Burt's ego and they split up and lose their spot on the Vegas Strip.

Burt finds himself on the street and has to try and find work. He finds himself getting a job as an entertainer at a rest home for retired Vegas strip performers and senior citizens of Vegas. This is where he meets the person who turned him onto magic Rance Holloway (Arkin) and Burt rediscovers why he fell in love with magic in the first place and goes out to try and reclaim not only his name but his friendship with Anton and bring a true magic act back to the strip with a little help from his friends Jane and Anton.

This movie brings a lot of joy to me when I watch it. It shows the versatile Carell we have come to know over the last few years while he has been doing his dark comedy's. Not all have been good but it's nice not to see the straight prankster comedian every once an a while.

Carrey brings life and entertainment to the movie by being his crazy self. The character od Steve grey is a combination of Ace Ventura, Fire Marshall Bill and almost every other crazy character put into one. He brings another angle to the movie of someone willing to do anything to be famous and I mean anything.

Wilde is amazing as the female lead in this movie. She funny, sarcastic and serious all in one. Her character shows Wonderstone why it's important to be himself and not a show off and really brings out the best in him.

Arkin was made to play the great Rance Holloway. His experience as a comedic and serious actor makes him perfect for the part. Arkin and Carell were matched perfectly in Get Smart and were a match made in heaven for this. It's Holloway who shows Burt what real magic is supposed to be like and brings out the kid in him and makes him realize what so special about magic.

All in all this movie is filled with laughs and entertainment for the young adult to grown ups looking for fun.