Now You See Me: Now You Don’t
The Now You See Me franchise won a legion of fans in the mid-2010s, grossing over $600 million across two films. Both were led by Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson and Dave Franco as the Horsemen, master magicians who redistribute the wealth of the rich to those who need it. Isla Fisher assisted them in the first instalment and Lizzy Caplan in the second. After a decade away, the Horsemen return with new recruits in the shape of The Holdovers’ Dominic Sessa as Bosco Leroy, Justice Smith’s Charlie and Ariana Greenblatt’s June.
The new trio and the quintet from the previous two chapters find themselves drawn together by the mysterious body, The Eye. Their target is Veronika Vanderberg (Rosamund Pike), empress of a South African Diamond corporation that is a front for its money laundering operation. The Horsemen have drifted apart in the years following the events of the second feature, no longer the all-conquering forces of nature they were previously, jaded by their experiences and having to rediscover their friendship.
This follow-up can fall into the traps other reboot attempts have, at times, struggling to find room for both the five original actors and our new trio. However, the Now You See Me films have always been about entertaining the audience (they are about magic after all), and this feature certainly does that. There is no shortage of chases, puzzles to solve and thrilling set pieces.
There is plenty of the series’ trademark style, and fans will be delighted to see the recurring cast back together in what is a considerable step up from the shaky second movie. Pike’s camp, scenery-chewing Veronika is one of the franchise’s best villains to date, a fine foil for the magicians, old and new. The series’ twists remain intact, and there are certainly seeds planted for a fourth film and beyond, should this latest one prove enough of a draw for audiences.
Now You See Me: Now You Don’t offers what fans would expect, a stylish romp that never takes itself too seriously and is perfect light-hearted escapism. It does, on occasion, juggle too many plates, trying to find a meaningful role for both the original cast and new entrants, but at its best, it’s as fun as the series was in its heyday, and this certainly doesn’t seem like the last we’ll see of the expanded team of Horsemen.
Christopher Connor
Now You See Me: Now You Don’t is released nationwide on 14th November 2025.
Watch the trailer for Now You See Me: Now You Don’t here:
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