I am torn when it comes to magicians. The attitude of 'I know how to do this and you don't' does not sit well with me and I find them arrogant and somewhat pathetic. Derren Brown always stood out from this crowd as offering something more intelligent and even letting you 'in on it' to some extent. This DVD contains some of his earlier work and the smaller stunts are arguably the most impressive. What does let it down is the interview with Derren himself, who when not performing comes across as exactly the arrogant, and somewhat, pathetic magician I detest. Shame really but buy this DVD if you never saw his earlier work.
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