A new trailer for Derek Yee’s myserty drama, The Great Magician (Daai mo seut si), has hit the net and while it still may be tough for english speakers to understand what’s going on in the trailer, you can still tell that it is magical, slightly dramatic and promises to be a very character driven story that has the potential to be very good. The movie stars Tony Leung (Infernal Affairs) in the titular role and, because he is such a great actor, I have a lot more faith in this film than I otherwise would have. Additionally, I have this weird feeling that it might come off like Ed Norton’s The Illusionist, which I hope it does, because that is a great movie with some serious twists (and we all know how magicians always aim to surprise thei audience members).
1916. General Yuan Shi-kai has just died and the Japanese are encroaching. A mysterious magician Zhang Xian catches the eye of local warlord, Lei Daniu, who hopes to use him to win the affections of Liu Yin, a woman he forced into being his seventh concubine. Unbeknownst to him, Zhang is the fiancé of Liu who has been waiting for him to rescue her. Zhang, who was hellbent on destroying Lei, discovers that the man behind the evil deeds is actually his head butler Liu who has joined forces with the Japanese in his misguided efforts to unite the country. To defeat Liu and win back the heart of his love, Zhang pulls out his ultimate magic trick.
Due to hit theaters this holiday on December 22, The Great Magican stars Tony Leung, Sean Lau, and Zhou Xun
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