Day 322: Make Believe

Directed By- J. Clay Tweel

Written By- Cleven S. Loham

Starring- Bill Koch, Hiroki Hara, Siphiwe Fangase, Derek McKee, Krstyn Lambert, Nkumbuzo Nkoyana

Run Time- 1 hr. 30 min.

Critics Review- "I would have liked to see more tricks and fewer parental interviews, but in any case, this is a reasonably appealing documentary for anyone with a special interest in the subject."- Mick LaSalle "San Francisco Chronicle"

Rotten Tomatoes Rating- Critics- 80% Audience- 72%

Out of a possible 5 stars- 3 1/2 stars

My Review-

This movie was really interesting, I had really known nothing about magic until watching this film and it was cool to see people younger than me really in love with it and it showed through their passion and how much time they took practicing. There were a few things that could have been done better though about this documentary. For one it could have done with less interviews with the parents and focused more on the kids that were going to compete in the magic competition. I also noticed that some kids were in the Top 8 in the doc, were not even mention much during the documentary when they should have been. Some of the magic tricks were really cool to see and I like how they should the trial and error of being a magician, and that not every magician is perfect at what they do. What was rally cool about the movie is that they should how all the teens got their start in magic, or what gave them their inspiration to chose what they wanted to do for a living, even if it meant not going to school for a year, because they loved it so much. I'm doing this review in a hurry because I have to be someplace soon, but I recommend that you check it out if you are into magic and all that it is an enjoyable watch.