Ever since I watched David Blaine's Dive of Death special, using Exile as his first effect totally blew me away. After I finally learned the name of the effect I immediately started to track down this effect and add it to my routine. Of course I did read all of the reviews contributed by other magicians who own the effect, but I never let a "difficult or time consuming" effect by the only reason to not purchase Exile.

After ordering and then receiving Exile I was really blown away at how clever this coin effect truly is. So before I started to make the gimmick, I timed myself to see how long it would take. It literally took me about 10 minutes from creation to completion, and the fact that you really only need one, I had decided to make two.

I had also read a rather long list of reviews on how some "magicians" claim this isn't practical and if you perform Exile there is no way you cannot be caught on how it works. Though I tried to find an answer about why they dislike this effect or find it impractical to the point of it shouldn't be performed, I never received any answer as to why. My only guess is that they never really took the time to practice and practice this effect, like all other magic effects and simply gave up cause it was too much work.

I practiced this effect for one month, and more than half that time in front of a camcorder. After that I went down to some of my favorite performing locations, and Exile totally blew them away. Since I am mostly a card magician, I do try to add other magic genres to my performances, and I am happy to say that Exile was the perfect choice.

Theory11 would never sell an item they did not personally believe in, and with the time you really need to dedicate to practice, will be so worth every effort you put into making this effect move flawlessly and smoothly, and you will have a coin effect that will leave your spectators wondering - can magic be real?

Before I decided to purchase this effect, I read all of the reviews and quite a few people thought that the setup was either hard work or time consuming. Because of that I didn't buy the effect right away, but after so many performances with a deck of cards, I wanted to mix things up a bit and add a coin effect, so I decided to buy Exile.

After watching the (short) DVD and then I looked at the props provided, I laughed at how creative and clever this effect truly is. So I decided to time myself making the proper gimmick, and it was completed in 8 1/2 minutes. I decided to make another for back up in-case the unthinkable happens, and it took me roughly the same time frame, and now I won't ever have to make another for quite a long time.

Exile is such a beautiful and elegant coin effect that has given me tremendously great reactions. This is the fourth coin effect I have in my collection and in my performance, and I have used it much more than the other coin effects. I just love performing this effect simply because the spectators FREAK at the final revelation. It's like a huge rush of adrenaline I get when I see people running around, screaming and showing either their friends or strangers who happened to be watching from a distance.

Here's another great aspect for the effect and it is Exiles versatility.
Dan White talks about various handling on the DVD and I have used them all and even came up with a few on my own. This is something I look forward to an effect that initially just shows one effect, yet gives you the possibility to use your imagination and come up with all sorts of crazy ways to get the X marks to move around and then end up under the quarter. Besides the original routine, I devised Exile to work in conjunction with the Coin Under Watch effect. Now this variation HITS HARD, and that's not at all an over exaggeration. The Coin under Watch is an amazing effect by itself, but combining it with Exile just takes it to new heights that I never thought possible with coin magic, mainly because I'm mostly a card magician. Of course there is some information lacking as to how to end clean, but I already knew the proper sleights to make it happen. I also don't see this being the first trick an amateur would buy. But in the sleight case it is, there are plenty of great books out there that teach you the basics which is needed, but not difficult at all.

Not to sound cliche, but I really do highly recommend any Magician who doesn't do too much coin magic, to pick up Exile. Or if you happen to be a coin magician and have not yet purchased this, buy a copy now! Because just like the description says, it was just restocked in limited quantities and sounds like it will go out of print once they sell the remaining Exile DVD's.

Buy this, because spectators just FREAK at each step of the effect, and the final revelation makes this effect even more amazing which cannot be said about too many effects that I personally own.

When I first received the trick I was a little apprehensive as it seemed like quite a bit of hard work. However, I am pleased to say, it was well worth it.

The DVD - though brief - was informative and clear, providing detailed instructions on how to make and perform the trick. Most of the materials needed are provided and the ones that aren't WILL be in your house!

I am very pleased with the trick, and the reasons why it only got 4*'s are the following; as aforementioned the amount of set-up needed is quite a lot, however the end effect is IMMENSE! Secondly, the length of the DVD. If I was to provide any feedback for this, it would be to include sleights on how to make sure you are clean at the end. I had no problem using my existing abilities, but beginners may have a problem.

Apart from the things mentioned above, the trick is awesome. Reactions are brilliant and it is such a reputation maker. If you are reading this and contemplating buying eXile, DO IT. I cannot recommend it enough. Overall, a fantastic trick!