Two rival magicians engage in a cerebral and darkly-comic battle of obsession with deadly consequences.
Suspenseful. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Netflix.
No surprises for a PG-13: some innuendo or implied sex and mild language.
Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated PG-13.
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A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.
There is a twist, and that is all we are saying.
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