There are nicely-shot movies and then there’s The Magician. It strikes me that some people equate poor lighting and a shaky camera with indie video.

But it’s a mockumentary, so I’ll just let it slide. In some ways. it’s similar to Man Bites Dog – a Belgian indie movie. It track the story of a hitman (or should I say a hitperson?). He agreed to the documentary on the condition that it will only be shown after his death.

The movie’s enterntaining at times, though it’s charm is a lot a darker than The Matador. Most probably because Pierce Brosnan is replaced with an aspiring writer/director/star in the face of Scott Ryan, an Aussie filmmaker that graduated from the Melbourne Institute of Technology (not that MIT).

If you’re in the right mood, this movie could be quite funny. I simply couldn’t look past the poor lighting, choppy editing, and what not. It feels like a very good student film.