A magician competes in an international magic competition where he goes head to head with a female street magician he has fallen in love with. This film shows great magic performed by a cast of professional magicians. Like a great musical where the songs and the story are seamlessly intertwined, Desperate Acts of Magic does the same, mixing story and magic as one.... (Full plot summary below)
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A magician competes in an international magic competition where he goes head to head with a female street magician he has fallen in love with. This film shows great magic performed by a cast of professional magicians. Like a great musical where the songs and the story are seamlessly intertwined, Desperate Acts of Magic does the same, mixing story and magic as one.
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| Village VoicePete Vonder HaarDesperate Acts of Magic is a pleasant little film. |
| The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerDespite the preachiness, however, they have still made a moderately enjoyable film, thanks to some engaging performances. |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsLouis ProyectDoes for the world of magic what "The Wrestler" did for another profession based on illusion. Much better than "The Prestige" even though with a more modest provenance. |
| Monsters and CriticsRon WilkinsonThe magic is all on the stage is this lightweight review of catchy illusion. |
| VarietyJustin ChangGold's conventional script is enlivened by engaging performances, authentic tricks and amusing noir-parody touches as it delves into the often unsavory institutional politics of the magic industry. |
| Los Angeles TimesAmy NicholsonWhile the plot is a non-starter, the margins of Gold and co-director Tammy Caplan's debut feature are scattered with other real-life magicians who make quarters vanish every time our attention does the same. |
| Slant MagazineDiego SemereneTammy Caplan and Joe Tyler Gold's film gives off the alienating feel of an inside joke that you miss in the off chance you're not part of the professional magic business. |
| User ReviewJohn PI saw this movie on the west coast and truly enjoyed it. I'm a fan of magic and the independent film concept. Having seen many iffy independent films I was completely surprised by how well this worked. The acting was of a very high standard, the story was excellent, it explored the "magic underground" of LA which was interesting. It was funny and clever magic was weaved throughout. Considering what must have been a very modest budget this was everything a movie could be. Well done and worthy of your CD collection. |
| User ReviewBenny ACharming and funny! Plus, the magic is pretty cool! |
| User ReviewEric HTenía bastantes ganas de ver esta cinta, sin embargo creo que me decepcionó, el desarrollo me parece lento, algo torpe y tedioso, su mediana duración se me hace muy larga gracias a este problema con el desarrollo, las actuaciones me parecieron buenas sin ser una maravilla, y el guión tiene sus momentos. Desperate Acts of Magic no es una cinta que me haya enloquecido, me aburrió, y creo que puede ser una de las candidatas a ser olvidada. |
