Will make you want to go to a casino! (21 (DVD))

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Product:	21 (DVD)
Date:	03/06/08 (28 review reads)
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Advantages: Exciting and as ever, Kevin Spacey is awesome

Disadvantages: Unfortunately doesn't give away the secret of card counting!

21 is an adaptation of the acclaimed true-life novel 'Bringing Down The House', a story about a group of MIT students who took on Las Vegas.

The film stars British actor Jim Sturgess as Ben, a brilliant yet socially awkward MIT student who has aspirations to attend Harvard Medical School, yet he cannot afford the enormous tuition fee. Devious mathematics professor Micky Rosa (Kevin Spacey, Superman Returns) seems to provide the answer when he recruits Ben to be a part of his card counting scheme poised to make millions from the blackjack tables in Las Vegas.

Lawrence Fishburne plays a ruthless and dedicated security consultant who tries to track them down and catch them. The system used by Rosa and his students works at first- the use of disguises and spotters keeps them under the radar- until greed and infighting within the team leads to its downfall. Seduced by the money, the Vegas lifestyle, and by his smart and sexy teammate, Jill Taylor (Kate Bosworth), Ben begins to push the limits.

21 is an exciting and slick adaptation of the novel that makes winning look easy!

Summary: An enjoyable fast-paced tale with some morals thrown in too