21 (DVD) Reviews

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. ...

21 has a highly predictable but enjoyable 80's ring about it, it's the first of in an influx of movies about the increasing fascination regarding card games; The Grand, and The Deal are about to follow in its wake. While the other two add up well in their specific stories, 21 is going to be the movie remembered and I might go as far as to say, the ...

With a place at Harvard in the offing M.I.T. student Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess) is trying to work out how he can afford the £300,000 tuition fees. He has been shortlisted for a scholarship but so have 70 other people and one of the requirements is to have a life experience that dazzles. For Ben that seems to set him on a strange journey as his ...

Based on the book 'Bringing Down The House' by Ben Mezrich, 21 seemed to me at first to be another boring film that Columbia Pictures have dished out. I thought it would be unforgettable and I wouldn't even want to do a review on it. However, about 20 minutes into the film I began to be pulled in. This is why. The Outline ...