CRISS ANGEL Believe Reviews

Nick: cartoongirl

From: Los Angeles, CA

Let me start out by saying that I've never reviewed anything online in my life. Always figured it wasn't worth the hassle. But if doing so prevents even one person from wasting their money on this show, then it was worth it. Let me also say that I am (or, rather, was) a HUGE fan of "Mindfreak," which is why I ignored all of the horrible reviews of "Believe." I mean, how bad could it be, right? The answer: really, really bad. Everyone in our party hated the show, and as we were walking out of the theater, we overheard a bunch of other people around us talking about how bad it was. First, there isn't really any "Cirque du Soleil" aspect to the show, other than some interesting costumes on the dancers, and three "clowns" who were, quite frankly, more entertaining than Criss. Second, the "magic" was downright embarassing, and was more like watching an amateur magician in a high school talent contest (with a few flashy effects and puffs of smoke). I mean, we could literally SEE and/or EASILY figure out how each of the 5 or 6 tricks were done (yes, you read that right -- there were only about 5 or 6 tricks in the whole show). Given how bad and obvious the "tricks" were, I am now certain that the TV show is totally fixed. I mean, there is no way his magic can be that impressive on TV, yet so ridiculous in person. Third, Criss had absolutely no charisma, which was perhaps the worst part of all. It wasn't bad enough that his attempts to be witty fell totally flat, and consisted mostly of references to the "drunk" people in the audience. No. Even worse was the fact that, when Criss would try to be funny, there was often total silence in the theater. Talk about awkward. We were cringing, trying to give courtesy laughs, and hoping that no hecklers would start yelling stuff from their seats. Bottom line, I really wanted to like this show, but it was just downright awful. I am shocked that it is still running. Sorry Criss.

Nick: Wags

From: Gaylord, MI

Stayed: November, 2009

Just got back from Vegas! Six of us had 3rd row tickets to see Criss Angel, and we all walked out disappointed! We were/are all huge fans of the A&E show, but the Vegas show just didn't work for us. You can tell a lot of time & effort has been put into the show, but it just didn't work. We seen Lance Burton last year and it was a much better show. Criss seems like a super great person, and tries to connect with audience, and of course our wives thought he was hot! Maybe our expectations were too high? I didn't want to see dancing and "beautiful" costumes...I expected off the wall stuff! I expected mindblowing illusions, and I expected raw magic with an edge.......we didn't really get that. Sorry Criss, but I am trying to tell it how it is.

Nick: PhilZ

From: Los Angeles

Even if you get free tickets for this show, don't waste your time. This can be the biggest rip-off in the history of show-biz. The magic is almost none existent and if any very elementary, part of the show is the replay of his TV show on the screen, and the show totally lacks any class and tact that is provided by Cirque du soleil. Trust me, if you find any positive remarks regarding this show it had to come from the insiders. Save your money and precious time.

Nick: Jack

From: Los Angeles, CA

I rarely ever write negative comments about shows, people, etc... I feel that it brings forth bad karma. However, I think I'd being doing more injustice by not mentioning this show... so here goes: It was boring, plain and simple. Boring to the point that my wife tells me, "I'm still waiting for the exciting parts." Boring to the point that my wife and I wanted to walk out in the middle of the show. Seriously folks. The sad thing is that my wife and I really dig him on TV, but his show here in Vegas blows. If you decide to go see it, bring a pillow.

Nick: ED Teacher

From: Belvidere, IL

I like to watch the TV program on A&E but this was horrible. I took my wife and 2 other friends to see it on 6/9/09. It was bad. It was Cirque show-like but made no sense. If you want to see his freaky magic then this is the wrong show to go to. The four of us paid almost $600 to see it. The experience getting the tickets was horrible too. They have an "old" system and "new" system when you buy tickets. When we called to confirm our show they had no record of us buying them. We were on the "new" system and it was crazy. Then the night of the show we had to wait in a HUGE line to get our tickets at will call (it is the same line for people buying tickets that night). Then we had to get back in another even longer line to get into the show. It was embarassing. After talking to some of the locals at the casinos they told me that it is a horrible show (too late for me) and that it's been getting really bad reviews. Please consider another show. We also saw Bette Midler and KA while there and loved both. We saw LOVE last time. That was awesome. Please don't see Chris Angel unless you want to waste your money. Read other reviews please. I'm not the only one.

Nick: T-Bone

From: Anchorage, AK

Stayed: February, 2009

Don't listen to the critics, they're full of gass! Criss Angel BeLIEve is an excellent show, complete with incredible production values, extremely talented entertainers, and of course, Criss.

We saw his newest version of his show on February 20th and loved it! An incredibly energetic show featuring some of Criss's trademark illusions, as well as the whimsical and erotic journey through Criss' fantasy world. Criss is a true Master illusionist! Well done and congratualtions upon the realization of your long-time goals and dreams!