MAGIC (William Goldman) - June 3/19

This got off to a pretty disastrous start, as Goldman delivers a kaleidoscopic/impressionistic opening stretch that makes exceedingly little sense (ie there's nothing to connect to). But once he settles down and delivers a straightforward narrative, Magic becomes surprisingly compelling. Corky and Fats are certainly quite intriguing, and I definitely enjoyed the last-minute revelation that Fats was the one in control (and not vice versa). Good stuff. *** out of ****