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Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD Brand: Sony EAN: 0043396267183 Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Item Dimensions: Label: Sony Pictures Languages: Manufacturer: Sony Pictures MPN: 26718 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Sony Pictures Region Code: 99 Release Date: July 22, 2008 Running Time: 123 minutes Studio: Sony Pictures Theatrical Release Date: March 28, 2008 Editorial Review: 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.System Requirements:Running Time: 123 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA/BUDDIES Rating: PG-13 UPC: 043396267183 Manufacturer No: 26718 Amazon.com: 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, i.e., 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, going to exclusive clubs, and feeling on top of the world. (Ben even gets the girl: a comely, fellow counter played by Kate Bosworth.) Despite all that success, Ben feels ethically compromised, and indeed director Robert Luketic (Legally Blonde), 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 Beyond 21
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 Rating: - 21 or bust?21 is based on the Ben Mezrich book entitled "Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions". The best selling book is "based on a true story", but it should be noted that while it is listed as non-fiction, there are dramatizations in the book. The movie is no different in that it also departs from actual events. Fans of the book should also note that there are some differences between the book and the movie. 21 stars Jim Sturgess as a MIT ... Read More Rating: - 21I always enjoy gambling movies including the classic ones like "Cincinnati Kid". Although "21" is reasonably entertaining there aren't any stand out performances including from the experienced Stacey or Fishburne. This is a rental unless you have a heavy interest in this take on the six M.I.T. students that counted cards and won millions of dollars from the Vegas casinos. Although certainly worth a look I didn't feel surprised or impressed by anything in the movie. It just seemed like mostly a rehash ... Read More Rating:  - Disappointed with this oneI went into this with an open mind. I am a huge fan of Kevin Spacey, and he has yet to disappoint me...until this one. This movies premise is great but it was not very believable. These kids are geniuses, yet the go to the same casino and use the same signals for things. Doesn't make a whole lot of sense. I had high hopes, but they fell, fast. Rating:  - Are You A Gambler?This is a very enjoyable movie for any gambler from beginner to pro. Just don't go to the casino after watching it thinking you're going to break the bank. Rating: - Great Blu-ray MovieGreat movie to add to the collection. Decent extras, great picture & perfect sound quality. Don't waste your time on DVD's anymore -- I buy most of my Blu-ray movies from Amazon. You can't beat 33% off and free shipping! |
