Sorry, I really wanted this to work, but it just didn't. It sounded great to have something on my
key chain always ready to go. However, there's a couple of issues I have with it.
The
effect
When I performed this for people that have seen me before they commented that it was
"nice" and "cool," never "amazing." It's interesting that the dvd performance clip (for one person
in a living room) had the same reactions. When I ask my friend what he thought honestly he said that
it was ok, but that it felt small. The restoration happens in a very small space, and the fact that
it is plastic and something that is normally given away made it feel cheap. Lastly, when I did the
rest of the effects he was less impressed, since he got a sense that this was "something I had
bought"
The "Self-Contained-ness"
It is not. Harlan in the video says: "The 'other
little thing' stores nicely with this." My understanding of this phrase was that it was all
self-contained and ready to go. However, he speaks of storage as when it is in your drawer, not when
it is in your pocket. The handling as described in the video doesn't allow for this to be
self-contained. You have to have a piece on a pocket different from where your keys are.
Quick wear and tear of Detached Gimmick
When I detached the gimmick several times from the
key chain I realized that the plastic got damaged, and when the restoration happens something seems
wrong about the plastic also becoming too neat. (this might be my own imagination of how things
should be).
The Back:
It really isn't something freeing. It is rather constraining.
The number tricks are not strong. Most magicians would know this. They require too much
handling of numbers.
The Triangle in Circle force. I think it plays much better when the
performer draws it rather than trying to show you were attempting to "send" the printed design of a
fob. Having the revelation on a company's tag somehow cheapens the effect in my mind.
The
website. The Denmark Elephant is done well. There are two creative things if you have cards: A)
doing the force with a Card rather than number, B) a kicker that displays your skill with cards.
Having said so, if I will have cards on me I can think of about 100 things that would be much
stronger than what is presented here.
Final Veredict:
It is not strong magic,
even if it seems like a great idea on paper. The strongest thing you can do is the regular
restoration, and there are slight problems of practicality and wear and tear with the gimmick. All
in all, not for people who have been in magic for a while. It might be nice for someone starting, if
you don't have other stronger material, or if you're unaware of the forces in the back simply by
reading the titles. Since it could be used by some I didn't give the trick less stars.