Illusion

Illusion (2006)

  • 36% of critics liked it
    (11 reviews)

  • 83% of users liked it
    (793 ratings)

Renowned director Douglas Baines takes pause for a rare moment of self-reflection at the end of his life. Master of the romantic pictures, Baines himself never married and was emotionally unable to claim the child born of an on-set affair. Now on his deathbed, he is troubled by thoughts of the son… More

PG-13, 1 hr. 46 min.
Directed By
Michael A. Goorjian
Genres
Drama
In Theaters
Feb 17, 2006 Wide
On DVD
May 29, 2007

Critic Reviews

  • Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

    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.

  • 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.

  • Mike McGranaghan, Aisle Seat

    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.

  • Rory L. Aronsky, Film Threat

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

  • Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

    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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