A show that literally gives you the finger.

mgratk

My favorite trick on this show was the old tear a card and restore it with your mouth trick. (Not a spoiler because it's a very old trick that everyone's seen.) Performed for a supposed random guy on the street, it's juiced up a tiny bit by Justin squirting a white liquid into his mouth from an Elmer's-like glue bottle. The torn corner is imperfectly "restored" in Justin's mouth while the guy holds onto the card. You can see the restoration is imperfect, but then the guy holding the card has his middle finger extended so that it helps to mostly block the view of the corner. All this is combined with quick camera cuts, to help the "illusion". The trick makes a good statement about the series. Quick, sloppy camera cuts, actors instead of real people, and a big blatant middle finger for the audience. Still, it gets two stars, as it still manages to be a bit amusing, but I almost gave it a 1 for being so incredibly insulting of intelligence. The guy is not without skills, but he tries to take most tricks a step or two beyond the expected, but relies on cuts and digital manipulation to do it.

score 2/10

mgratk 14 September 2018

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