The magic is fantastic, and Carbonaro is a great host...but 2 things jump out. The first is that there's never anybody in the store or area being filmed. These are hardware stores, toy stores, nutrition stores...and they are always 100% empty except for Carbonaro behind the counter. The other thing that jumps out is that the people being "tricked" are disproportionately black. I am not sure why this is...but the show could be titled "Michael Carbonaro does magic for unsuspecting black people in empty stores". The people in the show are definitely not actors, but the producers find a way to keep other people away from the trick. The magic, though, is really good and the reactions seem genuine. Carbonaro is a very talented magician.
Review of The Carbonaro Effect
