The incredible Burt Wonderstone

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Movie
German title The incredible Burt Wonderstone
Original title The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2013
length 101 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Don Scardino
script Jonathan Goldstein
John Francis Daley
production Chris Bender
Steve Carell
Jake Weiner
Tyler Mitchell
music Lyle Workman
camera Matthew Clark
cut Lee Haxall
occupation

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone is a 2013 American comedy film starring Steve Carell , Steve Buscemi , Olivia Wilde and Jim Carrey . The German comedian Michael Herbig can be seen as a magician in a supporting role .

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The two magicians Burt Wonderstone and Anton Marvelton already know each other from their time together at school. Together they made it to one of the Las Vegas casinos as a show attraction . The casino boss fires the duo, however, when the audience fails to appear, which gives preference to street artist Steve Gray. The two split up, who have long since grown apart over the years. But after they have returned to their roots, they find each other again as friends and artists - and on this basis they can outdo their competitor Gray.

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After its premiere at the South by Southwest film and music festival in Austin on March 8, 2013, the film ran from March 15, 2013 in the United States and Great Britain . It was released in German cinemas on April 4, 2013.

The incredible Burt Wonderstone was able to reap only 27.4 million of his $ 30 million production costs at the box office despite a major advertising campaign; This makes him one of the 2013 flops in Hollywood .

Reviews

In the United States, the film received mostly moderate and negative reviews; he was only able to convince 36 percent of a total of 184 critics at Rotten Tomatoes (status: November 18, 2016). In summary, on their side: " The incredible Burt Wonderstone offers a few silly laughs, but despite the weird premise, the film looks risk-free and predictable."

The lexicon of international films described the film as a “quite interesting mix” of “artist drama and trash comedy”. “Despite individual highlights” - the lexicon particularly emphasizes Jim Carrey's appearance - the film remains mediocre “due to too many storylines”. The Süddeutsche Zeitung praised the film as a "pretty nasty Hollywood comedy about the flickering favor of the audience", described the leading actor duo Carell / Buscemi as a "terrific pairing" and highlighted Jim Carrey with his "return to old anarchist form" as "particularly enchanting" emerged.

The film was rated more critically by Bild.de. The "clumsy gags that a 12-year-old can foresee" were criticized. The only positive point highlighted were the "completely exaggerated magic stunts by Jim Carrey". In the film review , Focus Online concentrated on the German supporting actor Michael Herbig , who was certified as having a "disappointing Hollywood excursion". In the film, which is “really not a stroke of genius”, “it is selling well below value”.

Awards

On March 22, 2013, the film received the Teen Choice Award for Best Comedy and the two actors Steve Carell and Olivia Wilde each received a nomination for the award.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Certificate of Release for The Incredible Burt Wonderstone . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , March 2013 (PDF; test number: 137 715 K).
  2. ↑ Variety: Box Office Disappointments of 2013 - Burt Wonderstone
  3. ↑ Rotten Tomatoes: The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
  4. ↑ The incredible Burt Wonderstone. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film Service , accessed June 10, 2013 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  5. ↑ David Steinitz: Go completely crazy. In: sueddeutsche.de . Süddeutscher Verlag , April 5, 2013, accessed June 10, 2013 .
  6. ↑ Christian Henning: Hocus pocus - gone is the joke! In: bild.de . Axel Springer AG , April 4, 2013, accessed on June 10, 2013 .
  7. ↑ Julia Bähr: Bully's disappointing Hollywood excursion. In: Focus Online . Hubert Burda Media , April 3, 2013, accessed June 10, 2013 .