No doubt the director worked with what he could get, and was extremely fortunate that he could get an icon of the screen to bless his project.
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03/16/06
Illusion (2004)
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Reviews Counted:11
Fresh:4
Rotten:7
Average Rating:4.9/10
Synopsis: A legendary film director is shown three visions of the life of the son he never knew. As he lies dying, he is given one last chance to affect his son's life. Legendary film director DONALD... [More]
Starring: Kirk Douglas, Michael A. Goorjian, Bryan Cranston, Richmond Arquette
Director: Michael A. Goorjian
Reviews for Illusion
1 - 12 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
One of the worst dramas I have ever seen. In fact, this movie is so dramatically inept that I wanted to tear my eyeballs out.
03/08/06
Unavoidably, there are some sugary moments and clichés such as rain-soaked kisses and outlandish "artistic" stage performances, but [Illusion] keeps hold of that just-another-day-in-Hollywood feeling.
02/26/06
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02/25/06
There's a sincerity to the filmmaking here that's at times quite touching: Illusion presents a portrait of true love that's as picture perfect as the sunny spring garden in which we see Isabelle.
02/24/06
Several of its transitions are glaringly contrived, and its morality tale never quite comes together to be the shattering spiritual experience it wants to be.
02/23/06
It's a joy to see Kirk Douglas on screen again. That's not quite enough to make this...recommendable, but it's a reason you might want to take a look at it despite the flaws.
02/21/06
Douglas does his best acting while watching and reacting to what he sees on screen. If this ends up being his cinematic swan song, it will not have been a bad way to go.
02/17/06
Filmmaking at its most sappy.
02/17/06
The unabashed melodrama of the flashbacks and present-day climax can't compete with the theatrical oomph provided by Douglas and Marasco...at the picture's spine.
02/17/06
Ironically, for a movie about the film business, Illusion is shot on grungy video and looks terrible.
02/16/06
You don't want to miss this little gem of a film.
01/10/06
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