Review of Presto (2008) by Asif K — 30 Sep 2011

Booklover11's Mini Reviews: I hate this short. I mean, it's not the worst short ever made, but it's just so overrated. OK, I do admit, the characters are decent, the magic tricks are creative, and the ending was as feel good as any Pixar film would be, but all this short offers is just unfunny slapstick! So, the plot is simple, a bunny want's a carrot, but the magician doesn't let him eat it, so the bunny embarrasses the magician, almost KILLS him, but in the end, the crowd loves it, so the magician is somehow grateful.

My biggest problem besides the lame slapstick is that this type of plot has been done before, except a different style, little changes. It makes the movie look lame, and even dated! The slapstick also sucks, as I never felt as if the characters were having any fun.

Charlie Chaplin does slapstick, but he adds twists to it, and you can tell that he's at least doing the slapstick with little embarrassment or remorse, but here, the characters never seem happy, and even though they have personalities, they don't have much likable quality to them.

Now, before I end this review, let me just say that, yes, I know of Justin Wright, one of the many people who helped out with this film, as well as Wall-E and Ratatouille, who died of a heart attack the same year.

Let me just say this: Every death is tragic, and so is Wright's, but even though this was one of the three films he helped with, I didn't like it. I liked Wall-E, and that was in memory of him, so don't go saying I don't care about anyone, because I do, I just didn't like his work on THIS.

OK? Overall, it's very clunky, as well as overrated. Only watch it if it has to be shown before the feature Wall-E, as this was in theaters with it. 2 Stars. R.I.P Justin Wright 1981-2008.