Nicholas Lawrence is a very clever guy who has contributed greatly to the magic community. I’m sorry
to say, his latest offering is a dud.
The design is extremely clever, but, even in dim
lighting conditions the secret is obvious.
I can’t conceive of how one might be able to
perform this in person. I recommend you save your money on this unless you are a social media
performer.
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I love the concept BUT, done in public, it would be a disaster because the gimmick is SO OBVIOUS
that unless someone was wasted, you can not miss the view of the gimmick. I love Nicholas but
sometimes making magic tricks to sell for the sake of just selling is not always great.
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Gimmick is well made, tutorial is great, the visual is great… if the lighting is good. Definitely
not what I thought on how it was made but a really clever . Good for social media, if used for walk
around you will have to be a good distant apart. Overall I love it and love playing with this!
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Unfortunately this is not up to Mr. Lawrence's prior releases. This is pathetically overpriced.
There is absolutely no way you can get away with this live unless you frequently perform in
opium dens or very close to last call at dive bars. Perhaps you get away with it on Zoom with the
right angle and lighting.....(thus 2 stars instead of 1)
The price point leaves me feeling as
though I purchased a very expensive box of cracker jacks and "Neo" was the prize.
I am quite
sorry I spent so much for another drawer liner.
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If you’re into Matrix tricks, pick this up. I would’ve ranked this 5 stars but I gotta say, I think
Nick is great but for some reason or another I’m just not into his style of teaching. I have many of
his effects and I’m always excited, but then I turn on the tutorial and get pulled out of it for
some reason or another. I’m not trying to be mean, just helpful. I was hoping Nick Locapo was gonna
come out and re teach. None the less it’s really easy so the tutorial isn’t a huge part of the
effect.
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The gimmick is really cool but I don't know how this could ever be performed live. It's just way too
obvious. I've even tried to film this from multiple angles and under many different light conditions
and I just can't find the right combination where the gimmick isn't blatant.
I've seen
some of the more popular social media magicians use this gimmick and even they can't seem to make it
work without it being obvious.
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I thought the effect looked really good on video..... but once I received the gimmick.....I thought
it was a little cheesy
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Very cool gimmick, but sadly not very useful in real-life situations unless it’s very dim. The
gimmick is easy to spot, which means that it’s only practical in certain situations. I may try it
out for social media, but sadly, I don’t think this will be making its way into my live set. It is
lovely to see Nicholas’ excitement for the gimmick and the method, though — it comes through very
nicely in the tutorial!
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After receiving the “Neo” effect.. I realized that one wouldn’t have a chance to “see” the method as
well as you can in reality. Yes, in a low light setting,, one would find it easier to pull off, but
I probably won’t attempt this in 0ffice lighting. I’ll give it a go to see the reactions I get… but
this will not probably be my “A” list … go to effect. Nice concept, but not practical and very
delicate to be concerned for warping or bending. And if it does… the effect is toast !
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The minute I got this trick I played with it thinking how cool it is. I thought to my self it's
really cool but people are going to catch me on this. I performed it for my wife, and she saw how it
was done but did say it was neat. It's for sure a social media trick and will not be in my pocket
for walk around magic. Nick does great work and has great ideas, just this one is probably going to
collect dust.
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