Cut 2.0, much like its predecessor, Cut, works only when it wants to, which is hardly if ever! The red marker is at best pink and never darker, and the instructional video is an all out LIE, because the markers don't work the way Mr. Ran Pink show them to. This is the biggest rip-off I've ever gotten from Penguin since Chill by Tom Wright (and THAT was the biggest piece of garbage ever...until now!)!

this looks great in the video but I'm really disappointed in it, especially for $60. Red ink won't flow out of the gimmick properly. When I "cut" myself, the black shows more than the red. I will experiment a little more but I foresee it ending up in my "Land of Misfit Tricks" draw.

Doesn't really work just like P'ink,,,,been working with it and trying to give it a chance,,,cleaned the yips shaken vigorously, ,diff temp changes and very lack luster at best.So another drawer piece for me.Does hold some promise for maybe trying another technique on paper,,but not in the hand.

I was really exited about this - especially for around Halloween time gigs.
works ok even if managed correctly - not super convincing up cloase performances (need a bit of distance between the spectator which isn't a problem with a bit of crowd management).
product actually dries up in the actual storage devices - didn't even last 12mths between Halloweens :(

Due to the short shelf life once open, not worth the price tag as I wouldn't perform with it enough in a short time frame before it dries up

I was super stoked to receive this illusion and when I figured out how it works I thought it was genius, but it doesn't work!! I don't know if the product I received is defective or if all of them are like that, but I spent hours trying to get it to work and the cut wouldn't even disappear. I did everything that Mr. Ran Pink said to and it didn't work. I tried running my hand under hot water for about 5 minutes also and it still didn't disappear.
I haven't tried to do the other affects with this product but considering the main affect didn't work I doubt the other ones will.

Ink doesn't "disappear" when on my skin, very very tough to get ink flowing and it rarely ever does. Black shows A LOT more then red when cutting, and I can barely even cut because the ink doesn't disappear

Okay, wow! I got to start working with CUT 2.0 last night and Ran Pink (the creator of T-Rex, and P'ink) has outdone himself.

When you heals, it's like watching computer graphics in a blockbuster 3D film. It's the kind of trick you will do (for yourself) over, and over, and over again just to watch the cut heal. I've been in magic over 20 years and it's one of the most visual illusions I've seen.

You can set it up (set-up is as easy as drawing 2 lines) and be ready to perform it immediately or up to about an hour after. When I watched the video I thought that the cutting implement had to have like a squeeze-bulb full of liquid or something like that. NO.

The method is pretty elegant, but most importantly- there will probably never be a way for you to show audience members a cut healing, in real time, like CUT 2.0. You know when you watch an Avengers movie and Wolverine's cuts just seal up in front of your eyes? That is exactly what the audience sees!!! (And what you will see as well.)

In terms of set-up- on a scale of 1-5: (let's say loops, with their potential to break is a 3, thread-work is a 4, card through window is a 5, and invisible deck is a 1- I'll give CUT 2.0 somewhere around a 2. Not hard. But you can't just pull it out of your pocket immediately and put it back and have it immediately reset.

But if you need to absolutely FREAK your audience out. Scare, shock and them AMAZE them. If you want a trick that makes you look like a superhero (or Jesus) then the tradeoff for the slightest amount of setup is well worth it. This is something you might do once or twice a night (max) while strolling. This is something you will do when you know you need people to think/know you are supernatural. Religions have been started on less incredible things than this effect. In Cut 2.0, you have the dual forces of absolute shock and fear when you realistically cut yourself (I don't see how it could look more real) and then the absolutely ASTOUNDING VISUAL of the wound healing up in real time in front of their eyes with absolutely no cover. It's just inconceivable and when you need to look like you're magic, I know of no way that offers as much punch for as easy of a setup.

I kept mine sealed waiting for the right gig. Halloween time so busted it out of the cupboard. Gone off and wont vanish, even in front of a heater so hot I was worried I would burn myself. At best it turns brown now and gets slightly reddish when cold. Never had it work once.

Sadly my pens never worked. I think this could be an amazing effect but I don't want to drop another 60 and get a broken gimmick again.

I am writing this review based on the original Cut. It took me a while to really get it right, but what trick doesn't take some time to make it perfect. I was ready to perform this after about two weeks of trying different conditions and getting the gimmick right so it looked realistic. I now carry it with me almost everywhere I go. Just last week I did this for a friend's birthday at a bar. He was so convinced I actually cut myself and just glued it shut he grabbed my hand and tried to pull the cut back open. (he was being a bit of an ***hole but I let him to add to the effect) It ends clean and your hand can be examined.

This is not a trick you will be able to pull out of the package and instantly perform. You will need to take time to get to know it and get to know yourself. Plan on taking time to practice to get it to look realistic, don't buy it with the intention to use it in your gig next week.

At first I was disappointed but with patience I figured it out, now I am completely satisfied.