Now You See Me 2. Mildly entertaining sequel that see the trickster magicians on the back foot against an old nemesis who's out for revenge. It's passable enough fare, though the fact that neither of the female leads from the first movie are back rather sucks. They do at least account for Isla Fisher's absence, and Lizzy Caplan is an affable enough replacement, but I was decidedly cheesed not just by the complete absence of Melanie Laurent, but a complete lack of any reference to her either (given she and Ruffalo's characters seemed to be a couple by the end of the first movie and indeed their burgeoning relationship was one of the most affecting things about the film). The final retcon pretty much renders almost all the first film completely pointless too. Average.
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