Illusion: Critic Reviews

MovieWeb: 0 reviews

36%

RottenTomatoes: 12 reviews

Luke Y. Thompson New Times

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.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Mike McGranaghan Aisle Seat

13

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.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Rory L. Aronsky Film Threat

60

Unavoidably, there are some sugary moments and cliches such as rain-soaked kisses and outlandish "artistic" stage performances, but [Illusion] keeps hold of that just-another-day-in-Hollywood feeling.
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Boxoffice Magazine

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Moira MacDonald Seattle Times

63

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.
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William Arnold Seattle Post-Intelligencer

50

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.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion

42

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.
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Dennis Schwartz Ozus' World Movie Reviews

34

Filmmaking at its most sappy.
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Peter Canavese Groucho Reviews

63

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.
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Mick LaSalle San Francisco Chronicle

63

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.
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Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid

50

Ironically, for a movie about the film business, Illusion is shot on grungy video and looks terrible.
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Steve Rhodes Internet Reviews

75

You don't want to miss this little gem of a film.
Full Review » 6 years ago