It's fitting that Michael Caine — Sir Michael since the queen wisely knighted him in 2000 — is cast here as a magician. Caine's acting wizardry should be taught at Hogwarts. Alfie, Sleuth, The Man Who Would Be King, Dressed to Kill, Educating Rita, Hannah and Her Sisters, The Cider House Rules, The Quiet American, The Dark Knight. I could go on. Caine sure does.
Now, at 76, he's using the lessons of a long career to show how it's done in Is Anybody There? Oddly enough, Caine's magician — the
