Why so much hype?

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

This was very impressive - at first. He had some very good card and other tricks from the start. By the end however, unless you're completely gullible, you know the camera aided him. Let me give you some things I found completely unbelievable if camera tricks - or an accomplice - weren't involved: The sky writing (this was obviously set up beforehand); The guitar string reappearing; The $ in the hands of Penn and Teller; The cards rearranging under a closed hand; His final trick; I rated it much higher than i actually feel and may comments here indicate: I feel cheated. On the other hand, I would love to see him live to see how much he can do.