Sadly Over-hyped

good back-story, and good acting

It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

I loved the show when I saw it. Yes, it was slightly cliché, but a heck of a lot better then other cartoon shows that followed the same lines. Think about it, there was only one other cartoon show before this one that had a crime fighting magician with a cat, but it was fantasy. This one is much more realistic. Sure, some stuff-like the Magic Force-might not be realistic, but most of it was. I was extremely disappointed when it wasn't renewed for a third season. I hope that the company that did this show releases it on DVD, because I would really enjoy watching it. Outside of "Thundercats", this is the only cartoon that I would say that I like to this day. If people don't like it, that's their opinion, but I'd hardly say that it was crap. I've seen worse stuff then what was on this show.

I don't why some people like this show. We have your typical I-can-do-all superhero and cliche characters such as the sidekick, the faithful pet, the detective who is the Magician's best ally, the other detective who believes that the Magician is a fraud, the love interest and a bunch of stereotypical villains and incompetent henchmen. Combine that with bland animation and cookie-cutter plots and we can see why this show didn't last long.

Even though this cartoon is not very popular, it is very well-done. It doesn't just appeal to children but to an older audience as well. The fantasy theme of this show is more reality than it is fiction. Everybody will fall in love with Cosmo, the cute and witty sidekick of Ace Cooper, the Magician.

As a occasional performing magician myself, I went in trying to like this show. However, I found myself rapidly growing bored. They never really explain Ace's "magic within" powers (at least not in any episode I've seen), the animation is neither particularly inspired nor well-executed, and the show (rather poorly) aspires to the heights of Zorro or The Phantom animated series. It's a step above your typical Saturday-morning kiddie fare, but that's about it's only saving grace.