Watch it for: Lizzy Caplan’s breakout action-comedy role, the frozen rain scene, and a villainous Daniel Radcliffe. Skip it if: You hate deus ex machina endings or can’t stand magic that breaks its own rules.
Mabry forces them to steal a second chip—one that can access any computer in the world. The catch? The chip is hidden inside a secure facility in Macau. The resulting sequence (the "card trick" on a casino floor) is a masterclass in choreography, but the real twist comes when the Horsemen are double-crossed, drugged, and dumped in a container shipped to London. now.you.see.me.2
The London finale involves a massive playing card that opens a server room. Atlas throws a single card across the theater, which unfolds into a complex mechanism. It’s absurdly over-engineered, but in the world of Now You See Me 2 , that’s the point. Magic is messy and impossible. The Real Magic: David Copperfield and the Magic Consultants Unlike many Hollywood films that fake magic with CGI, Now You See Me 2 employed a team of real illusionists. David Kwong, a former New York Times crossword puzzle editor and magician, served as the lead magic consultant. The film also brought in David Copperfield (who appears in a cameo as himself) to design some of the larger illusions. Watch it for: Lizzy Caplan’s breakout action-comedy role,