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A budding producer searches for the country's best young magician.A budding producer searches for the country's best young magician.A budding producer searches for the country's best young magician.
Aly Michalka
- Allyson Miller
- (as Alyson Michalka)
Deneen Tyler
- Ms. McCallister
- (as Deneen D. Tyler)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaA large portion of this movie was filmed in an abandoned bank in New Orleans, Louisiana. Crew had to evacuate the Louisiana set because of Hurricane Ivan.
- GoofsDuring the first challenge, Danny gets points deducted from his score, because he uses snow, which is not one of the five allowed items. However, his opponent uses a wheel and receives 10 points. Not very consistent.
- Quotes
Danny Sinclair: I don't know how or why these things happen, Alyson! They just do!
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Now, the stereotypical Disney Channel movie is some "Hooray for everything!"-themed movie about a young girl/guy struggling to get through middle school/high school. This is still about a young boy (around 16) and a girl (same age) trying to help him master his magic.
Alyson Michalka doesn't stray far from her character on Phil of the Future with Alyson (wow, what a stretch with the name), perky, fun, and inquisitive. Yet her character in this movie has slightly more "oompf" than Keely.
Johnny Pacar is very good at portraying Danny, struggling to keep his powers secret and under control.
This movie strays slightly from the Disney Channel movie mold. It's a little more dark than past Disney movies, and I like the change. The writing is very good for a kid/teen movie, and the casting is done very well. The main idea of the movie is that Allyson (Michalka) is a teen producer on a new reality show trying to find the "World's Greatest Kid Magician." But all her prospects are a flop. Until she finds Danny (Pacar), that is. They move to the magic mansion, which leads to mystery, drama, and even betrayal. Well, as much betrayal as can be shown on the Disney Channel.
All in all, I commend Disney on at least trying to break out of their stereotypes with this movie. It's entertaining, and you should at least try to check it out. Michalka and Bacar have great on-screen friend chemistry, even in the beginning, when they're less than friends.
7/10
Alyson Michalka doesn't stray far from her character on Phil of the Future with Alyson (wow, what a stretch with the name), perky, fun, and inquisitive. Yet her character in this movie has slightly more "oompf" than Keely.
Johnny Pacar is very good at portraying Danny, struggling to keep his powers secret and under control.
This movie strays slightly from the Disney Channel movie mold. It's a little more dark than past Disney movies, and I like the change. The writing is very good for a kid/teen movie, and the casting is done very well. The main idea of the movie is that Allyson (Michalka) is a teen producer on a new reality show trying to find the "World's Greatest Kid Magician." But all her prospects are a flop. Until she finds Danny (Pacar), that is. They move to the magic mansion, which leads to mystery, drama, and even betrayal. Well, as much betrayal as can be shown on the Disney Channel.
All in all, I commend Disney on at least trying to break out of their stereotypes with this movie. It's entertaining, and you should at least try to check it out. Michalka and Bacar have great on-screen friend chemistry, even in the beginning, when they're less than friends.
7/10
- Twisted_SNL_Babe
- Jan 13, 2005
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- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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