An almost perfect movie

I just loved this movie so much. I don't know if you follow my reviews or my ratings but I actually never give a perfect 10 at least not since 2000. This movie though was so closed to reach this mythic threshold. I remember as if it was yesterday, the first time I watched it, my head was bouncing through the whole thing and afterwards, I must have had a huge headache. I know, I make it sound as if it was a rather unpleasant experience but the point is that I was completely overwhelmed by its awesomeness from the beginning until the very end. Beforehand, I had some really high expectations but this movie was indeed almost perfect. In my opinion, it is actually better even than 'The Dark Knight' or 'Inception' and it is one of my all-time favorites. The story, the acting and the direction were just so great, it was just really a fascinating movie. I also loved that none of the two magicians were really good or bad, they were just completely driven by their obsession and they both lost their mind at some point. Unfortunately, there was one little disappointment for me and it was how it all ended. Indeed, I thought it was very anti-climatic. At first, the whole thing was based on illusions and not actual magic but, at the end, it is explained that Robert Angier was magically cloning himself and transporting himself. In my opinion, it really clashed with the rest of the movie which was constantly anchored in reality. Furthermore, they explain to you during the whole thing that any illusion is awesome as long as you don't know the trick so a magician should never reveal the Prestige. And yet, at the end, they tell you in details how Alfred Borden's magic trick was done and, exactly like they explained earlier in the movie, it was just really anti-climatic. In my opinion, they should have kept the viewer in the dark, like David Lynch would have done, make us wonder for many years what the hell happened back then. If the ending wouldn't have let me down, it would have been a perfect 10 but still, it remains a fascinating movie and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Christopher Nolan's work.

9/10