Random I-Tunes Song of The Moment: Best Days of Your Life By Kellie Pickler

This is a very exciting DVD with a lot of great material. Plus you'll likely learn some moves and techniques that you were not familiar with. The DVD quality is solid; good lighting; easy menu, etc.

On to the effects

Calzaghe's Opener (4.5/5):

This is a good effect and a good opener in a set. I'm not 100% convinced that it's the best effect for opening cold at a table. However, that aside, it's still an incredible effect. It's a multiphase interactive card effect that gets multiple people involved and is very high impact. The only reason I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars is that you need to also have a 'card to wallet' wallet and an Omni Deck, so if you don't already have these two items, doing this effect will cost you more money.

At the end of the explanation of this effect you'll learn two excellent ideas that are quite possibly worth the price of the DVD. For that reason, I think I'll bump the rating up to 4.5

Final Destination (4/5):

Again another brilliant routine. First of all, one of the simplest, least convoluted and cleanest 3 fly I've ever seen. Secondly, Wright's solution for the final coin is to literally have it slowly float from his left hand to his right hand. Again, I docked it a little bit because you need to own a couple of special coin gimmicks, one of which you have to modify.

Mental Mullica (4/5):

I see a trend developing . . . 5 star tricks that I knock down a point because you have to own expensive props. This one requires a Mullica Wallet and special deck of cards. But again, the effect is killer. There's a lot of fun by play in the presentation, and there's a nice gambling hook with the routine. Beautiful.

Mint (4.5/5):

While this one also requires a gimmicked deck (Kennedy's Mind Power Deck), Wright does teach a method without it, but that still requires a bit of a special deck. However, it's much more likely that you'll have this alternative option kicking around the house. Also, I think it's actually a better effect as well. That aside, this is just a super clean thought of card to impossible location with a very solid presentational premise/hook.

Mullica's Nightmare (4.5/5):

Talk about a presentation piece. The routine really showcases Wright's audience management and interaction skills as well as his technical prowess. It's an excellent combination of a few different plots all rolled up into one smooth and powerful routine.

The Big Finish Card Trick (3.5/5):

I've never been a huge fan of multiple selection routines, mainly because they're too long. However Wright has a good solution for that problem by revealing several cards at once. The kicker ending is card from mouth. I've also never been a fan of that because it's just disgusting, and Wright's is no exception . . . it's pretty nasty with the faux gagging and coughing, etc. However, if you like multiple selection routines and card in mouth, you'll love this version. It's pretty streamlined and straight forward.

The bonus section contains some live footage that will be useful in helping you learn a particular concept used in a few of the effects. It's the kind of thing that has different outcomes each time you do it. Seeing it performed multiple times for different audience members really helps solidify the technique.

The average of the effects alone is 4.2 Stars. Add in the little extras that you learn from watching a pro plus the bonus extras, and you've got at least a 4.5 star product. However, in today's market, $45 is a bit high for 6 routines, especially when five of the routines require you to own some pretty expensive props that you may not have. Granted, some of thes props are things you probably should own, but I totally get not wanting to spend $45 dollars only to find out that I've got to fork over at least another $200 or more dollars for the gimmicks I'll need.

Final Verdict:
4 stars with a Stone Status of Gem!