The story happened in the Victorian era when magic is very popular. Two young and talented magicians are both very successful on their own stage. The fuse is a small accident in which Angier's wife was killed indirectly by Borden in a magic performance. And since then the two have been cursed with vengeance and jealousy and suspicion.they have become bitter rivals who would do anything to the defeat each other. moral is replaced with ambition and greed, and at last the competition becomes a game that involves scheme and murder.at last of course the secret of the magic is revealed to the audience, which is very very scary, and the bad guy is punished, and the good guy got his daughter back.休·杰克曼 Hugh Jackman .....Robert Angier克里斯蒂安·贝尔 Christian Bale .....Alfred Borden迈克尔·凯恩 Michael Caine .....Cutter派珀·佩拉博 Piper Perabo .....Julia Angier斯嘉丽·约翰逊 Scarlett Johansson .....Olivia Wenscom
