6/17/2023 0 Comments Watch now you see me![]() One correctly guesses it, and Wilder successfully pays him, only to pickpocket the guesser's wallet. While he's packing up his posters, he finds a "Hermit" tarot card.New York, Wednesday:On a New York City ferry boat, we meet Jack Wilder (Dave Franco), a street con artist and magician who lures in customers by betting them money if they can figure out how he bends a spoon with his mind. Merritt then fleeces the man out of $250 before hypnotizing them into "forgetting" the matter. First, he hypnotizes the wife so she can't speak or move, while he gets under the brain of husband, and through his mind reading exposes the man as an adulterer who is sleeping with his wife's sister. He demonstrates his act on a married couple. ![]() On one side of the card is the text "March 29th 4:44 PM, 45 East Evan Street, NY, NY."New Orleans, Tuesday:At a restaurant, we meet Merritt McKinney (Woody Harrelson), a street mentalist and hypnotist. Before they can begin, though, he is distracted by the discovery of a "Lovers" tarot card. The performance is being watched by a mysterious hooded man whose face is never seen.Afterwards, the attractive girl, who turns out to be a big fan of Daniel, charms him into taking her to his apartment for sex. The seemingly typical card tricks climax in the side of the John Hancock Center somehow reflecting his card. He is shown doing a card trick to an attractive young girl. My job: to take that most precious of gifts you give me - your attention - and use it against you."Chicago, Monday:Daniel is a street performer in Chicago. Because what is seeing? You're looking but what you're really doing is filtering, interpreting, searching for meaning. Because the more you think you see, the easier it will be to fool you. Daniel Atlas (Jesse Eisenberg) demonstrating a card trick to us, as he explains, "Come in close. ![]()
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