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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
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Jim Sturgess, Laurence Fishburne, Kevin Spacey, Kate BosworthDirector: Robert Luketic
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
An Entertaining Film,
By C.L.H "Claire" (Scotland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: 21 [Blu-ray] [2008][Region Free] (Blu-ray)
'21' is a captivating movie- yes, the original story has been given the gloss of Holywood, but it is a good film. Kevin Spacey brings the character of Mickey Rosa to life with his legendary acting skills, and the character of Ben provided a vivid narrative. All of the cast were good, but for me Kevin Spacey made this film. Also, the soundtrack is electric and contributes perfectly to the atmosphere of each scene. The video and audio quality are excellent, as is typical with blu-ray. I'd recommend this for all fans of good Vegas/Casino movies & Kevin Spacey.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
21 Needs To Be "Wound Up" On The Audio,
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This review is from: 21 [Blu-ray] [2008][Region Free] (Blu-ray)
This Is a Good Blu Ray Disc, Picture QualityIs Excellent, But Thats ToBe Expected. Only The Audio Is Very Low In Fact To Enjoy This Movie Your Volume On TV Needs To Be Increased To About 70DB. I Am Feeding HDMI Direct In To A Samsung Full HD. No AV Amp Connected. If You have A AV Amp In Your System, Then You Possibly Will Have No Problem With The Audio. This Disc Likes 5.1 Master Audio At 1080p, Maby The Enginner Needs To Re- Calibrate His Equipment And Give A Little "Sump" To The Audio. Otherwise The Disc is pretty Good. Thanks
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sit back put on this DVD and enjoy,
By Graham "Graham Bridgeman-Clarke" (Rayleigh, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: 21 [DVD] [2008] (DVD)
I really enjoyed this film, though before I saw it I did have my reservations. Its a film, supposedly based on true events (arn't they all) about a card scam. I was worried that the plot would be hard to follow and the scam too difficult to understand. I need not of worried, the film is well directed and produced and its a hour and a half of good wholesome enjoyment with a few great twists which keep you alert.I find that the sign of a good film is that you look at your watch occassionally thinking I hope this movies doesn't end soon and in this case that is exactly what I wished. A great performance by Kevin Spacey - I reckon his performances are always first class and a good all round film to enjoy which won't stretch your intelligence.
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