Did I dazzle you? Did I jump out the page?
Added 3/9/2010
Ben Campbell ( Jim Sturguess) is gifted with an exceptional mind, capable to resolve and even answer the most difficult and challenging mathematical proposals. He is recruited to join a group of selected students that will lead to Las Vegas every weekend and so, to put in practice the odds of blackjack in their favor.
This game of mouse and cat, defying the scrutinizer eye of the croupiers and safeguards of the casino, plus the flavor of the adrenaline in every single bet makes of this sympathetic plot a nice film to watch and enjoy it.
Don't forget the name of this promising talent of acting: Jim Sturguess whose naturalness before the camera (somehow he reminds me to Steve MacQuuen in this issue), is outstanding. He starred too, "Fifty dead men walking" that same year.
One of my personal ten top cult movies of 2008.
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This DVD looked like new...no markings or smudges on the cover, etc. It arrived in the mail within a very short time of my order. I couldn't be more satisfied.
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Movie was in great shape
Added 2/10/2010
The movie "21" was in great shape when we got it. No scratches and played like new. Very satisfied with the movie.
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interesting story given decent treatment
Added 2/7/2010
The only thing standing between 21-year-old Ben Campbell and his lifelong dream of attending Harvard Medical School is the $300,000 in fees and tuition it will cost to go there. But Ben has a special skill that might make it possible to cover his bills and then some. It turns out he's a genius when it comes to numbers, and it is this talent that brings him to the attention of Micky Rosa, Ben's professor at MIT, who has come up with what he believes is a full proof system for winning at blackjack. Rosa invites Ben to become a part of a handpicked team of similarly gifted students who are getting some extracurricular lessons in how to beat the house at 21. Ben is, at first, reluctant to sign on to what seems like a morally questionable enterprise, but the lure of easy money and the appeal to his ego finally win him over. So off to Vegas they go to put their system into play. But can a clean-cut, wholesome boy like Ben stay true to his goals and principles once he`s had a taste of life in the fast lane?
Based on a true story, "21," directed by Robert Luketic, is a slick, superficial, well-oiled crowd-pleaser that holds one's attention while it's playing itself out but doesn't provide much food for thought or emotional resonance after it`s over. Jim Sturgess makes for an appealing protagonist as the acceptance-craving Ben, but the real acting here is done by Kevin Spacey as the odious professor who uses blackmail and bribery to keep his minions in line, and Laurence Fishburne as a head of casino security who may turn out to be the one serious impediment to the team`s success. The script fails to make the card-game esoterica comprehensible for the lay audience - we're forced to accept way too much of it on faith - but hardcore gamblers will probably be taking notes for future pointers.
Plus, there's a great moment at the end that makes the whole shebang suddenly worthwhile.
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"Card Counting-Revisited"
Added 2/4/2010
It is a good movie,however it delivers very old news!Editorial review suggests more than card counting will be employed by MIT intellectuals.The movie however shows in detail what the late famous card counter Ken Uston described in his book,"The Big Player" published in 1977.It's thus disappointing if you are aware of Ken Uston's works including his numerous court cases to reverse his barring by casinos.It should be very interesting to those who are not aware or familiar with Ken Uston's works.Despite this criticism the movie still manages to impress to a point.
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Did I dazzle you? Did I jump out the page?
Added 3/9/2010
Ben Campbell ( Jim Sturguess) is gifted with an exceptional mind, capable to resolve and even answer the most difficult and challenging mathematical proposals. He is recruited to join a group of selected students that will lead to Las Vegas every weekend and so, to put in practice the odds of blackjack in their favor.
This game of mouse and cat, defying the scrutinizer eye of the croupiers and safeguards of the casino, plus the flavor of the adrenaline in every single bet makes of this sympathetic plot a nice film to watch and enjoy it.
Don't forget the name of this promising talent of acting: Jim Sturguess whose naturalness before the camera (somehow he reminds me to Steve MacQuuen in this issue), is outstanding. He starred too, "Fifty dead men walking" that same year.
One of my personal ten top cult movies of 2008.
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This DVD looked like new...no markings or smudges on the cover, etc. It arrived in the mail within a very short time of my order. I couldn't be more satisfied.
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Movie was in great shape
Added 2/10/2010
The movie "21" was in great shape when we got it. No scratches and played like new. Very satisfied with the movie.
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