Its so nice to see someone do something different with cigarettes. Virtually all cigarette tricks
are just vanishes and reappearances, this one actually has a plot which is a very welcome addition.
One note on the plot, if you perform silently as Mario does DO NOT do the whole soul of the
cigarette thing Mario does. Most of the time your spectator will have no idea what on Earth you are
doing. Just mime putting the cigarettes back in the box directly through the top.
The trick
is well taught although I do want to point out that due to the angle of the camera you can't
actually see how he gets rid of the first cigarette and Mario can't actually explain what's
happening properly due to his poor English. If you're an intermediate magician you should be able to
figure it out but if you're relatively new you will need to ask on the forums for more details.
I really would have liked more details on the finesse. Its the finesse that really sells this
trick and changes this from a $1 trick to a $15 but unfortunately it is not explained at all.
Clearly Mario has it down but I assume Mario avoided explaining it due to his poor English. However,
Penguin really should have found someone to help him out or something. With the finesse this easily
would have been a five star trick. Without it... not so much.
If you like cigarette magic
and are looking for a trick with a rich plot I highly recommend performing soul (but without the
pointless and confusing floating soul part as I mentioned above. Just make them go straight into the
box.)
Nice
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