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

17th Oct 2013

Now You See Me (2013)

Continuity mistake: As Daniel is performs his card trick on the fan, there is a guy visible behind the woman who is behind the fan. He remains in his same position throughout the scene. Yet from a wide angle of the audience cheering at Daniel, the fan is visible, but the guy two places behind her has been replaced by a completely different person. (00:01:15 - 00:01:50)

Casual Person

3rd Oct 2013

Now You See Me (2013)

Continuity mistake: After Daniel makes the rabbit "disappear" from the rabbit box, Henley begins to look "shocked" and raises her hands halfway. From one angle, her hands are turned 180 degrees, but from a reverse angle, her hands haven't been turned an inch. (00:55:10)

Casual Person

3rd Oct 2013

Now You See Me (2013)

Continuity mistake: Just after Daniel and Henley put the rabbit in the box at the New Orleans show, Daniel closes the lid to the rabbit box. Daniel then says "If you'll say the magic word?" to Henley. Henley at this point, has both of her hands on her hips. Then her hands in front of her belly held together. The shot after that shows her hands are behind her back. (00:55:05)

Casual Person

3rd Oct 2013

Now You See Me (2013)

Continuity mistake: When the horsemen's names are announced at the New Orleans show, Daniel points out that they would like to dedicate the performance too. Henley then states that it is Dylan and Alma they are dedicating it too. In the reverse angle where Henley starts saying the line, both of her arms are by her side. But when the shot cuts to a shot of Henley, her left arm is suddenly raised. Extended version. (00:53:50)

Casual Person

29th Sep 2013

Now You See Me (2013)

Continuity mistake: When Dylan, Fuller and Cowan watch the Horsemen's YouTube video, the time on the bar at the bottom of the video reads the clip had been going for 2 minutes and 50 seconds just as Merritt finishes saying "We cannot quit now." The shot cuts to Dylan, Fuller and Cowan and doesn't cut back to the video for a good 5 seconds. But when the shot cuts back, it can be seen only 1 second has passed. (01:31:05)

Casual Person

29th Sep 2013

Now You See Me (2013)

Now You See Me mistake picture

Continuity mistake: When the audience's account balances start rising, Dylan asks Fuller if it is for real. The scene cuts to Fuller in the van. To the side of him is a woman on a computer. Next to her is another computer that shows green encryption. In a close-up, the encryption is orange, then back to green. (01:02:30)

Casual Person

29th Sep 2013

Now You See Me (2013)

Continuity mistake: When Henley walks Arthur Tressler onto the stage, she says "Now Art, did you fill out your envelope?" During this shot, there is light visible on the back of her jacket. But in a closer shot of the two, the light on the back of her jacket is no longer there. (00:59:50)

Casual Person

29th Sep 2013

Now You See Me (2013)

Continuity mistake: When Merritt begins asking Dina her account balance in the New Orleans show, as he finishes saying "4", he begins to lower his left arm. But by the next shot, his arm is back to being raised again. (00:58:35)

Casual Person

29th Sep 2013

Now You See Me (2013)

Continuity mistake: When Daniel and Henley make the rabbit re-appear during New Orleans show, Henley reaches into the box to get the rabbit. In the next shot, Henley's arms along with the rabbit are now out of the box. (00:55:35)

Casual Person

29th Sep 2013

Now You See Me (2013)

Continuity mistake: In the scene where Thaddeus goes into the Horsemen's room to wish them good luck at the New Orleans show, Jack is seen moving from one side of the couch to the other when Merritt says "Do you mind if I do a quick read on you?" Two shots after this, he is seen moving to the other side of the couch a second time. Extended version. (00:50:55)

Casual Person

29th Sep 2013

Now You See Me (2013)

Continuity mistake: Just as Alma finishes asking Dylan if he thinks there is a fifth Horseman, her lips are still a centimetre open, but in the next shot, her mouth is suddenly sealed. (00:47:00)

Casual Person

29th Sep 2013

Now You See Me (2013)

Continuity mistake: During their conversation on the balcony, when Alma says "Do you really think it's possible there's a fifth Horseman?", the left side (right side from camera view) of her jumper shows a couple of inches of her shoulder. But in the following shot, her jumper now covers up the left side of her entire shoulder. (00:47:00)

Casual Person

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