The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

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  • Opened March 15, 2013 
  • 1 hr 40 min
  • PG-13 | Sexual content, dangerous stunts, a drug-related incident and language
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 14+. More on child suitability

  • Superstar magicians Burt Wonderstone (Steve Carell) and his partner, Anton Marvelton (Steve Buscemi), have reigned as kings of the Las Vegas strip for years. Their work rakes in millions of dollars, but the biggest illusion yet is their friendship, for -- now -- time and familiarity have bred contempt between them. When a street magician's increasing popularity threatens to knock them off their thrones, Burt and Anton recognize that they have to repair the relationship and salvage the act. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Steve Carell, Steve Buscemi, Olivia Wilde, Jim Carrey, James Gandolfini, Alan Arkin
  • Director: Don Scardino
  • Genres: Comedy

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Had potential.

by dogrek

Good premise, good potential, and great cast... but it just didn't measure up to what it could have been. The comedic and satirical timing were off, and the story had several directions it could...

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You have to like their type of humor

by shehadinetwork

If you have watched Bruce Almighty or the 40 Year Old Virgin more than once and laugh at the same jokes every time, this movie is for you. Otherwise, I am sure it will be entertaining for the rest of...

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Hillarious!!

by natman2000

I have to say I expected much less. It was hillarious the entire time and with all star cast like that how could it not be! The ending was fantastic and especially the scene before the credits where...

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Critic Reviews

75
San Francisco Chronicle
| Mick LaSalle

The movie is pleasant. It's reasonably funny. But the one who gets the real laughs here, the hard laughs, is Carrey, who plays the kind of role he should be playing - a complete lunatic. Read full review

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Chicago Sun-Times
| Richard Roeper

This is also one dark and wickedly funny comedy. Read full review

67
Entertainment Weekly
| Owen Gleiberman

The movie itself is too cautious and unimaginative to bring off what a great magic trick — or comedy — should do: make us laugh out loud with surprise. Read full review

50
The Hollywood Reporter
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Enjoyable but as familiar as the old-school routines its magician heroes dish out. Read full review

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Steve Buscemi as Anton Marvelton and Steve Carell as Burt Wonderstone in "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone."