Casual Person

20th Oct 2013

Now You See Me (2013)

Continuity mistake: After Alma states how Lionel Shrike performed his card trick, Dylan replies "The card is in the tree." Alma, visible to the left of screen, has her head perfectly still after he says this. But when she says "It was in the tree for 18 years" in the next shot, her head is suddenly leaning forward a few inches. (00:53:00)

Casual Person

20th Oct 2013

Now You See Me (2013)

Continuity mistake: When Alma says "Nice watch" to Dylan before the Horsemen begin the New Orleans show, her arms are on the arm rests. Next shot, her arms are suddenly crossed. (00:52:30)

Casual Person

20th Oct 2013

Now You See Me (2013)

Continuity mistake: When Daniel starts doing a card trick on Thaddeus in their room, all four Horsemen are standing even with each other. A couple shots later, Henley and Jack are both suddenly standing behind Daniel and Merritt. Then a few shots after that, they are even with each other again. Extended version. (00:51:30)

Casual Person

20th Oct 2013

Now You See Me (2013)

Continuity mistake: When Thaddeus goes to the Horsemen's room, Daniel begins to do a card trick on him. The other Horsemen go to stand up next to him. As this happens, Henley holds a rabbit with the rabbit held straight along her arms, then the rabbit's head is held higher than the rest of its body, then back to being held straight along her arms. Extended version. (00:51:30)

Casual Person

20th Oct 2013

Now You See Me (2013)

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Continuity mistake: When Thaddeus is filming Magic Unmasked, directly behind him is a stand of magic items. When the crew leaves to let Thaddeus and Tressler talk, behind Thaddeus is now a completely different collection. (00:47:35 - 00:48:10)

Casual Person

20th Oct 2013

Now You See Me (2013)

Continuity mistake: When Alma first talks about Lionel Shrike's card trick, as she says "Then he goes to a tree that's been there 20 years", she is seen quickly lowering her head. Camera cuts and her head goes back to being raised. (00:45:30)

Casual Person

20th Oct 2013

Now You See Me (2013)

Continuity mistake: Dylan says to Alma on the plane "Some of those guys seriously need to get a life." Alma is looking down as he says this, but looking several degrees towards Dylan when the shot cuts. (00:41:30)

Casual Person

20th Oct 2013

Now You See Me (2013)

Continuity mistake: On the plane ride to New Orleans, Dylan tells Alma the Horsemen were a bunch of street magicians a year previously. As the shot ends, Alma has her head turned 90 degrees facing Dylan. Yet in the side angle, her head begins to turn that position. (00:41:10)

Casual Person

20th Oct 2013

Now You See Me (2013)

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Continuity mistake: Dylan and Alma go on a plane to New Orleans. In the first shot of the cabin, the shot pans from the passengers over to Dylan and Alma. When the shot stops panning, there are papers on Dylan's table. The paper on top is facing a 12 o'clock direction. Alma asks Dylan to pick out a card and he does. When he puts the card back, the paper on top is now facing a 10 o'clock direction without him ever moving it. (00:40:45)

Casual Person

20th Oct 2013

Now You See Me (2013)

Continuity mistake: After Dylan is transported under the stage to the Horsemen's fake vault, Alma, Thaddeus and Thaddeus' assistant open the vault door after walking down the stairs. Thaddeus walks in and Dylan asks "What was with the helmet?" Thaddeus then exits the shot after Dylan finishes the line, but within a split second, Thaddeus has suddenly moved half way across the room with no time to do so. (00:36:15)

Casual Person

20th Oct 2013

Now You See Me (2013)

Continuity mistake: In the scene where Thaddeus explains to Dylan and Alma the Horsemen's first trick, he asks his assistant to get the teleportation helmet for Dylan. As Thaddeus' assistant reaches down for the helmet, Dylan is looking at Thaddeus, not smiling. In the next shot, Dylan is suddenly looking at Thaddeus' assistant with his head turned 90 degrees, now smiling. (00:35:30)

Casual Person

19th Oct 2013

Now You See Me (2013)

Continuity mistake: The shot before Daniel throws the cuffs onto Dylan's wrists, he lifts his arms beginning to throw the cuffs on his hand. In the next shot, his arms are back on the table ready to throw the cuffs a second time. This is only visible at the very start of shot so you have to be quick to see it. (00:31:25)

Casual Person

18th Oct 2013

Now You See Me (2013)

Continuity mistake: When Alma lets go of Dylan's head after pushing him on the table, she is noticeably facing Dylan as the shot ends. In the next shot, she is suddenly facing 180 degrees in the opposite direction with no time to do so. (01:08:00)

Casual Person

18th Oct 2013

Now You See Me (2013)

Continuity mistake: When Dylan is shown the interrogation tape of Daniel stealing his phone, the video frame shows no lower than Daniel's belt as he tells them to zoom in tighter. But in a close-up of the video when Dylan says "Tighter" a second time, the video frame now shows almost half of his trousers visible within the video frame. (01:13:50)

Casual Person

17th Oct 2013

Now You See Me (2013)

Continuity mistake: When the French banker is called onto the stage, Daniel points out that they wouldn't be there for Arthur Tressler. As he says this, Henley is visible to the left of screen with her hands by her side. Yet from the next shot, her right arm is suddenly raised pointing at Arthur. (00:17:50)

Casual Person

17th Oct 2013

Now You See Me (2013)

Continuity mistake: When Merritt mind reads Daniel to find out he is a "control freak", Henley is behind Daniel. Then she is standing next to him, then back to behind him where she takes a step forward to be right next to him. (00:10:50)

Casual Person

17th Oct 2013

Now You See Me (2013)

Continuity mistake: When Henley gets the "locks stuck" in the tank, she shouts for help. The timer goes past 49 seconds. A member of the audience runs over to the pipe 15 meters away from the tank, runs back to the tank and hits the pipe twice - the timer then shows 55 seconds. Running to get the pipe and return took longer than 6 seconds. (00:06:25)

Casual Person

17th Oct 2013

Now You See Me (2013)

Continuity mistake: When Merritt mind reads the cafe guy, he "picks up a woman's name" and starts saying "A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - Janet." In the rapid shot of the man's mouth when Merritt says this shows his head in fixed position. But in the rapid shot of the man's eyes when Merritt says this now shows his head shifted a bit. (00:02:50)

Casual Person

17th Oct 2013

Now You See Me (2013)

Continuity mistake: After hypnotizing the woman in the cafe, Merritt goes over to her husband and begins to mind read him. Merritt begins to say "I'm picturing, don't tell me" and the man replies "Of course." When the man finishes saying "Of course", his head is shifted to the right about 40 degrees, but from the following reverse angle, his head is only shifted about one degree. (00:02:30)

Casual Person

17th Oct 2013

Now You See Me (2013)

Continuity mistake: When Merritt begins his first magic trick, he puts a woman in "sleep" and places her head on his shoulder. In the first shot, her head is turned 90 degrees to the left. But in the next shot from a distance, her head is on his shoulder but isn't turned an inch. Her head goes to being turned 90 degrees once again in the next shot. Then back to not being turned when he lets go of her. (00:02:10)

Casual Person

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