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Now You See Me: Now You Don’t is the third installment in the Now You See Me series. Nine years after the last film, the Four Horsemen reunite to expose yet another villain. Directed by Ruben Fleischer, the film brings back the original cast; Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Lizzy Caplan, Isla Fisher, and Morgan Freeman, along with new characters played by Justice Smith, Dominic Sessa and Ariana Greenblatt. Produced by Lionsgate, the film has a runtime of 1 hour and 53 minutes.

I’m a big fan of the Now You See Me series. I remember being ten years old and renting the first film from RedBox back in 2013. My father and I used to go every weekend to pick out a new release, and this one really stuck with me. I love the twists, no matter how ridiculous or unrealistic they are. The movies are just fun and always get me hyped. So with that being said, I was really excited going into this film, and man, did I have fun.

The film starts off with three friends who fake a Four Horsemen show to expose a crypto scammer, your usual Four Horsemen-style vigilantism. After J. Daniel Atlas (Jesse Eisenberg) tracks them down to steal a diamond from an arms dealer, the trio becomes the new Horsemen. But along the way, they cross paths with the original team. The story is somewhat believable but definitely easy to follow. It kept my attention because you know a twist is coming, you just don’t know what it is, so you keep guessing, and that’s half the fun. 

There are a lot of characters in this film, and in my opinion they all get a fair amount of screen time. Nobody feels left out, and there are even some surprise cameos from previous films. The characters, including the new ones, feel believable and interesting. I’d say all the actors fit their roles well. Each character stands out in their own way and gets a cool moment, and I genuinely cared about what happened to them.

Director Ruben Fleischer has been behind several major blockbusters like Zombieland, Gangster Squad, Venom, and Uncharted. So I wasn’t too nervous going in, since I figured it would at least be a decent film with some comedy and action. The pacing felt right; it never dragged or rushed, just smooth for the film’s length. The visuals also looked solid, the special effects and CGI weren’t bad at all.

Overall, I really enjoyed this film. Like I said, I’m a huge fan of this series, so maybe I’m a little biased, but man, the twists in these movies are so much fun. Yeah, they can get ridiculous, but most of the time you don’t see them coming, and they’re always creative. One part did throw me off, though. There’s a scene where the Horsemen are trapped somewhere, and the way they get out is honestly pretty dumb. It felt like lazy writing, which surprised me because these films usually get creative with this stuff.

Nonetheless, my final rating is an 8.3/10. I enjoyed the film, and based on how it ends, there might be more to come. But if this is the last one, I think it wraps up the trilogy pretty well. A fun film to see in theaters — go watch it.