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Title: Charlaton, fraud, or genius?
Review: I'd say moron, based on this movie. This character was a joke, as was the whole film. I might reccomend it as being so bad it's funny, but most of it is just boring as all get out and badly acted. Rickman makes Mesmer seem ridiculous, it's like a parody of his role as Rasputin (which is much, much better). The few scenes that are entertaining are that way because they're (unintentionally?) funny, such as the mass-hypnosis scene towards the end which is totally absurd. This is a weak, craptastic movie.
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