The Four Horsemen-including newcomer Lula ( Lizzy Caplan), a geek trick specialist who replaces the last film's Henley Reeves ( Isla Fisher)-get ensnared in a diabolical scheme masterminded by billionaire Walter Mabry ( Daniel Radcliffe), who has access to a chip that can instantly scoop up private data from every mobile device on the planet. Like the last film, it has a lot of plot-so much that after a while it might as well not have any at all. The film is mainly horseplay, wasted motion, and talk, talk, talk, with a few good action scenes, the best of which involves the main characters passing a card back and forth in a laboratory, and enough smart-alecky banter between skilled actors that the time passes painlessly enough. "Now You See Me 2," which reunites the crusading magicians for another heist/adventure, offers more of the same narrative shortcuts, substituting extensive flashbacks, whirling camerawork and digital effects for a truly magical sensibility.
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