“Ten Tricks” (** out of four) was a curiously aloof and uninvolving comedy melodrama set over the course of one night in which the madam (Lea Thompson) of a local and popular brothel intends to get pregnant at her older age while an over-the-hill magician (Sam Hennings) across the street ponders changing his life as well. Promising comedy starts off well, with snappy dialogue and an excellent performance from Thompson, but then slows down and gets monotonous and starts to develop an annoying case of the cutes. Excellent black-and-white cinematography from John Bailey is a definite standout throughout but you wish film had more “tricks” up its sleeve.