Review – Houdini

When I was a kid I was crazy about Houdini and read everything I could find about him, so a lot of this biography didn’t come as much of a surprise. However, the producers spent enough on this two-part miniseries to ensure that they did a good job of telling the story. Adrien Brody works well in the title role, and the rest of the cast support him well. Recreations of the era are solid, on par with Boardwalk Empire and other productions that devote proper attention to making bygone ages look both authentic and familiar. Verdict: Mildly amusing