Funny—like former Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart’s legendary line about pornography—is an “I know it when I see it” proposition. Often, nothing will kill a joke faster than trying to analyze it.

The far?from?incredible "Incredible Burt Wonderstone" features Steve Carell in a role that seems better suited - maybe even perfect - for Will Ferrell instead. It is, after all, the story of a ...

An all-star comedy that leans on its stars to conjure laughs out of thin air, “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone” is about veteran magicians who find themselves suddenly less relevant when Mr. New and ...

Comedy disappears in much of "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone," a Steve Carell film that should have been much funnier than it is. Borrowing from the same playbook as Will Ferrell, Carell attempts to ...

What is it with Hollywood and hyperbole these days? Last week saw “Oz the Great and Powerful” and now we have “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone.” Calling it “The Mildly Diverting Burt Wonderstone” ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. A cardinal rule of magic is never to do the same trick twice. Yet Hollywood continues to make careers disappear. Damsels are ...

‘The Incredible Burt Wonderstone” starts off with a recipe for grade-A comedy. The cast includes names such as Steve Carell, Steve Buscemi, Alan Arkin, James Gandolfini and Jim Carrey. The director is ...

While not the laugh riot it could have been, this comedy consistently amuses us with its pastiche characters and silly gags. It threatens to get bogged down in sentiment at a few points along the way, ...