There is no escape.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall, Saoirse Ronan |
| Director |
Gillian Armstrong |
| Screenplay | Tony Grisoni, Brian Ward |
| Music | Cezary Skubiszewski |
| Cinematography | Haris Zambarloukos |
| Editing | Gail Stevens |
| Sound formats | |
| Made in | 2007 |
| Produced by | Australian Film Finance Corporation, Myriad Pictures, BBC Films, Zephyr Films, Macgowan Films, Cinemakers, Film France |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Language | Mild and infrequent |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | None |
| Violence | Mild and infrequent |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | None |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith | 10 |  |
| Die Burger Jacques Liebenberg | 5 |  |
| iAfrica.com Rebekah Kendal  Terrific performances by all of the leads, sumptuous cinematography, adept direction and a few very funny lines ensure that the experience is riveting. | 13 |  |
| The Citizen Peter Feldman The film, anchored by an unexpectedly charismatic performance from Pearce, is a bold costume drama with an eye for detail and atmosphere. Throughout, Armstrong manages to weave together elements of trickery, magic, guilt and love in an enjoyable and breezy romp. | 14 |  |
| Sunday Times Barry Ronge | 10 | |
| 24.com Ivan Sadler Given the subject matter and capable cast I expected something spectacular, but merely got an adequate couple of hours of entertainment. | 10 | |
| eye Weekly Jason Anderson Largely devoid of the flair and cunning that any movie about magic needs, Death Defying Acts comes off as a poor relation to The Prestige and The Illusionist. | 5 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 5 critics | 11 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer | 16 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 537 Netizens | 12 | |
Average .. 53% | 11 | |