Now You See Me: Now You Don't

Last night my nephew and I went to see Now You See Me: Now You Don't (he is a big fan of the franchise) and it was a really fun movie to see with a big crowd on a Saturday night.  The Four Horseman, including J. Daniel Atlas (Jesse Eisenberg), Merritt McKinney (Woody Harrelson), Jack Wilder (Dave Franco), and Henley Reeves (Isla Fisher), reunite after twelve years at an underground magic show to expose a corrupt cryptocurrency trader only to reveal that they are actually three young magicians, Bosco (Dominic Sessa), June (Ariana Greenblatt), and Charlie (Justice Smith), who have been impersonating the Horseman.  Unbeknownst to them, Daniel is in the audience and he recruits them to help him with the heist of "The Heart," the world's largest diamond owned by Veronika Vanderberg (Rosamund Pike), at the behest of the mysterious Eye.  After stealing the diamond, they are aided in their escape by the other estranged Horseman who claim that they were also recruited by the Eye.  They eventually learn the real reason for the theft of the diamond and this leads to a confrontation with Vanderberg that proves to be another illusion.  I really enjoyed the elaborate scenes involving magic, especially a sequence in which they all perform magic tricks and sleights of hand in order to outdo each other and when they use the illusory rooms in a chateau owned by the Eye in order to elude the police (I loved the Ames room which plays with perspectives and the Infinity room which uses mirrors to create an endless space).  I also enjoyed a fun action scene in which Bosco steals a F1 car in order to create a distraction and I loved the hilarious interactions between the older and younger generations (the bickering between Bosco and Daniel is especially funny but I also laughed when June is able to open a lock after Jack is unable to figure it out).  As with the other movies in this series, there are lots of plot twists (my nephew figured out a big one way before I did!) including one which could lead to another sequel.  I enjoyed this and would definitely recommend it to fans of the first two.