Floated2 Now You See Me 2 is the sequel to hit original Now You See Me released in 2013. The film picks up a year later, with the Four Horsemen lying low, having formally joined secret magician society The Eye under Dylan Rhodes (Mark Ruffalo), an FBI mole and man behind the curtain to the events of the first movie. They're growing restless waiting for their next big assignment, while Rhodes plays dummy to distract the FBI. However, after they're joined by new horsewoman Lula (Lizzy Caplan) and given a mission to expose a tech magnate whose cell phones will phish private user info to buyers, things go awry. Soon, the Horsemen are separated from their mentor, plagued by enemies old and new around the world, and Rhodes has to team up with an old foe to sort out the mess.Although can be seen as both, though one of the biggest thing the sequel has over the first film is it tells an actual story instead of an incoherent setup to one. There's a big difference between mystery and confusion, and the first movie fell way on the confusion side, using twists to hide a muddled narrative. Here, we get to the actual concept: stage magicians using their talents to expose powerful crooks, liars, and thieves like a Vegas-bound Impossible Missions Force. Although this film may not be as suspenseful and mysterious as the original, where the final twist felt for organic and surprising, Now You See Me 2 isn't nearly as bad as some critics and reviews are claiming. There isn't much of a dropout in quality from the films.

aguynameddrew I expected bad, but i got mind numbing throw stuff at the screen shout profanities awful. Whoever wrote the screenplay needs to question their career choice. Same with the director. The actors did a good job at amplifying the dysfunctionality of this movie, so kudos to them i guess. If the concept of suspension of disbelief came to life as a sentient being and watched this film it would immediately seek out the tallest building and leap off its roof. I think the best thing about this movie is that it pretty much guarantees that there will not be a Now You See Me 3 (I hope)

Neil Welch 2013's Now You See Me was a glossy cross-genre movie in which a group of four stage magicians - the Horsemen - created assorted illusions the purpose of which, it transpired, was to remove money from corrupt big business and return it, Robin Hood-style - to those from whom it has been stolen.This sequel reunites the cast (with the exception of Isla Fisher, whose token female place is taken by Lizzie Caplan), with the addition of Daniel Radcliffe, and this time they are on the defensive as things go somewhat awry. They have to figure out how to steal a high-tech bit of kit from a computer company, and various magic techniques are brought to bear in a rather improbable but very enjoyable robbery caper.The whole thing is rather improbable, to be frank, but that didn't spoil it: it's quite clever, and it's great fun, and that was quite sufficient to enable me to suspend my disbelief, especially throughout the rather silly but hugely enjoyable finale (they explained how the three card monte worked, but they never explained how Jesse Eisenberg did his disappearance).The cast are all fine - even Radcliffe, who seldom impresses me as an actor, is OK. The Horsemen work well as an ensemble, and there are some revelations which refer back to the first film, although you don't have to have seen it in order to appreciate them.It's not quite as good as its predecessor, but it's still great fun.

sergelamarche Agree with the critics here. Empty film full of magic tricks. The only fun is to guess how or what. The big crowds cheering make no sense at all.