Jarrod wanted to see this because of the Philip Glass score and I was happy to go along because (a) I'm a drifter and (b)
The Prestige was good and I like Edward Norton and don't mind a Glass score myself. Anyhow, it's not by any stretch of the imagination mind-blowing, but
The Illusionist has a few tricks up its sleeve - the main things going for it are the blurry soft-focus effects and the quality acting of all four of the leads, Norton in particular.