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Product Description Inspired by the true story of MIT students who mastered the art of card counting and took Vegas casinos for millions in winnings. Looking for a way to pay for tuition, Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess) finds himself quietly recruited by MIT's most gifted students in a daring plot to break Vegas. With the help of a brilliant statistics professor (Kevin Spacey) and armed with fake IDs, intelligence and a complicated system of counting cards, Ben and his friends succeed in breaking the impenetrable casinos. Now, his challenge is keeping the numbers straight and staying one step ahead of the casinos before it all spirals out of control. .co.uk Review An unconvincing exercise in moral complexity, 21 is based on Ben Mezrich's book Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions. Jim Sturgess (Across the Universe) plays brilliant blue collar scholar Ben Campbell, whose doubts that he'll win a scholarship to Harvard Medical School compel him to join a secret, M.I.T. gang of math whiz kids. Under the silky but chilling command of a math professor (Kevin Spacey), Jim and the others master card counting --the statistical analysis of cards dealt in blackjack games. The team lives a humdrum existence during the week, but on weekends in Sin City the students are rolling in cash, frequenting exclusive clubs and feeling on top of the world. Ben even gets the girl: a comely fellow card counter played by Kate Bosworth. Despite all the success, Ben feels ethically compromised and indeed director Robert Luketic (Legally Blonde, Across the Universe), in the old tradition of American movies, plays it both ways where fun vices are concerned. On the one hand, it feels so good --on the other, ahem, we know it's wrong. That studied ambivalence proves wearing after a while, making the most interesting character in the film a casino watchdog played by Laurence Fishburne. A master at reading the emotions of gamblers beating the house with a scam, he's admirable for being good at his job, but repellent for wrecking the faces of counters in casino dungeons. He's all about moral complexity in the tradition of anti-heroes, and a truly provocative element in an otherwise superficial movie. --Tom Keogh
C**K
Math Geek-crooks get the experience of their lives
All star, simple film with good geek vs gansta in vegas theme. A successful formula used in a lot that of other films that works well here too. Innocent geeks get the experience of their lives! It's fun, the fun is real, well paced and gripping. The ending is good. Won't offer any spoilers, it's too much fun to discover it yourselves!RECOMMENDED
D**.
Arrived in good time since it was a birthday present for a 92 yr old card addict!
The addict mentioned above, does not have access to a DVD player, so he would not have had access to the film. He found it utterly absorbing and it gave him a new insight into how he might be able to use the film to his own advantage! Worth every penny. Thank you.
A**S
Based on a true story I enjoyed the film
Based on a true story I enjoyed the film, the twists were un expected even though I usually see whats coming, I didn't with this this film.Kevin Spacey for me as always put in a solid acting part.Worth a look even if gambaling isn't really for you.
L**E
scattered funny scenes, and a good ending
After Reading Ben Mezrich's "Bringing Down the House", upon which this movie is based, I was excited to the movie. I am usually let down by movies that are based on books, but that was not the case this time.Although there were a handful of cliché parts of the movie, all in all it was excellently done. The visual effects were well done, and the acting on the part of Jim Sturgess, Kevin Spacey, and Kate Bosworth, was exemplary. Some people may criticize Spacey for his 'gusto', but I believe his portrayal of Mickey was stellar.The movie had suspense, a solid plot line, scattered funny scenes, and a good ending. The people I went with, none of whom had read the book, found it an even better movie than I did. If you like the movie enough, I recommend reading the book for a more complete story.
P**L
Blu-ray does this justice, an absolute classic story, ...
Blu-ray does this justice, an absolute classic story, so well filmed and loosely based on the book, Bringing down the house. Well packaged and the extras are extensive.
M**.
Okay kinda film.
It's a decent film, not like Rounder with Matt Damon which is excellent.
D**D
A very entertaining film, very clever plot.
The music, the plot, the film scenes.
C**E
21 dvd
The movie was good
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