Mpaa Rating : Unrated
Release Date : Apr 17, 2013 Limited Actors :Ricky Jay
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay Synopsis: Ricky Jay is a world-renowned magician, author, historian and actor (often a mischievous presence in the films of David Mamet and Paul Thomas Anderson) -- and a performer who regularly provokes astonishment from even the most jaded audiences. DECEPTIVE PRACTICE traces Jay's achievements and influences, from his apprenticeship at age 4 with his grandfather, to such now-forgotten legends as Al Flosso, Slydini, Cardini and his primary mentors, Dai Vernon and Charlie Miller. Featuring rare footage from his 1970s TV appearances (doing 3-card Monte with Steve Martin on The Dinah Shore Show) and told in Jay's inimitable voice, this is a remarkable journey inside the secretive world of magic and the small circle of eccentrics who are its perpetual devotees. (c) Kino Lorber
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This documentary provides an elegant, enthralling peek behind the curtain and into the you-won't-trust-your-eyes world of this celebrated contemporary conjurer.Kenneth Turan-Los Angeles Times
"Deceptive Practice" lets us peer up close at what he's doing - camera tight on the cards, Jay's sleeves pushed up - and we still don't know how he does it; for lack of a better phrase, it's like magic.
Moira MacDonald-Seattle Times
Aside from some references to misdirection, Jay offers no clue as to how he pulls off illusions with sleight of hand, but he performs them with such panache that you have little choice but to suspend disbelief.
Lou Lumenick-New York Post
To be able to find, nurture and share one's passion with such unceasing enthusiasm is surely the essence of magic itself.
Elizabeth Weitzman-New York Daily News
He always holds a card you don't see.
Roger Ebert-Chicago Sun-Times
It's magic, pure and simple.
Bob Mondello-NPR
Although the subject doesn't come through in high definition, his legacy is hypnotic, celebrated and studied here in a manner that's wholly satisfying and often eye-crossingly mesmerizing.
Brian Orndorf-Blu-ray.com
...a must for anyone who's ever had the urge to pull a coin from someone's ear or even just wondered 'How did he *do* that?'
Laura Clifford-Reeling Reviews
Maybe this is a niche film for magic lovers only, but the remarkable and many feats of magical distraction should just about please anyone who likes to be entertained and challenged
Robin Clifford-Reeling Reviews
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE is a fascinating study of one man's mania to attain perfection... Ricky Jay right now has the compulsive desire to be better than his fiercest competitor, Ricky Jay of ten minutes ago.
Mark R. Leeper-Mark Leeper's Reviews
There may be no such thing as "magic," but Ricky Jay's mastery of illusion really is magical.
Kurt Loder-Reason Online
They don't call it "magic" for nothing. This movie has plenty of enchantment to spare. Here is the best documentary of 2013, so far. Don't miss it.
Cole Smithey-ColeSmithey.com
In Deceptive Practices, the entertainer pays his mentors and inspirations the ultimate tribute by turning a film ostensibly about himself into one fundamentally about all of them.
Nathan Rabin-AV Club
Rambling and unfocused, the film doesn't do justice to its subject. It will be a perfect fit for PBS fundraisers, however.
Daniel Eagan-Film Journal International
It never bothers to attempt the one thing we'd expect and hope from a documentary about Ricky Jay: It doesn't try to bamboozle us.
Joseph Jon Lanthier-Slant Magazine
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