The first six minutes of the film The Illusionist are online now for your viewing pleasure. Well, when we say six, it's actually 5 minutes 56 seconds. Illusionist stars Jessica Biel, Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti and Rufus Sewel, with Norton starring as an illusionist who uses his powers to entrap a woman well above his station.

Many thanks to Jo Blo for the pointer, and the true length, and you can see the clip over at Yahoo Movies. Just as well we didn't pay for it, I'd be asking for money back!

Have a look and see what you think, is this shaping up to be a good contender against The Prestige? It certainly has a nice feel to the film and a good look, and there's the superb Norton involved, but are we about to see too much of the same?