At first when i’ve heard the title of this movie I find it interesting na agad, i can’t wait to finish the downloading procedure.. My brother kc is downloading a bunch of movies via torrent everyday, i wont be surprised if he complains about his low free disk space. sabagay mas ok na to download lang ng mga movies free of charge.. hahhaha.. but i’m against digital piracy! stealing is not good.. but the best in life are for free. bahala na lang kyo… hehehehe.

About the movie: Eisenheim (Edward Norton) is a magician in early 1900′s Vienna, who falls in love with a woman well above his social standing. When she becomes engaged to a Crown Prince, Eisenheim uses his powers to free her and undermine the stability of the royal house of Vienna.

Trivia: Although the story is fictional, some of the details are based on the life of Austrian Crown Prince Rudolf, only son of Emperor Franz Josef “Emperor of Austria (1848-1916).”. The painting of the emperor which Eisenheim creates is an actual portrait of Franz Josef. The bodies of Rudolf and his mistress, the Baroness Mary Vetsera, were found at his hunting lodge Mayerling on January 30, 1889 in what is now known as the “Mayerling Incident”. This was initially covered up by the Imperial Family, creating controversy and mystery.

    When Prince Leopold is approached by Inspector Uhl, while hunting, to inform him of Eisenheim and Sophie’s meetings, the Prince asks what they were seen doing together. The line about if they were seen “fornicating” was originally filmed as him saying “fucking” instead. They chose the take using “fornicating” to avoid an R-Rating in compliance with the MPAA’s policy that the f-word not be used in reference to intercourse in a PG-13 film.

    The character of Eisenheim is closely based on the magician and supposed clairvoyant Erik Jan Hanussen, who was famous in Vienna in the early part of the 20th century and was murdered by Nazi soldiers in 1933.

The movie is very entertaining from the start up to the end.. it has romance, suspense, star crossed lovers, supernatural illusions. And a happy ending… I love happy endings.