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Synopsis: Academy Award Winner Kevin Spacey (The Usual Suspects) and young Hollywood super star Kate Bosworth (Superman Returns) star in this clever & adreniline filled heist film. An MIT math whiz is recruited by a teacher to join a specialized team of card counters. They break away from their mentor before casino security finally catches up with them. Based on book "Bringing Down the House." It co-stars Lawrence Fishburne (Matrix Trilogy).
Starring: Jim Sturgess, Kevin Spacey
Supporting actors: Kate Bosworth, Aaron Yoo, Liza Lapira, Jacob Pitts, Laurence Fishburne, Jack McGee, Josh Gad, Sam Golzari, Helen Carey, Jack Gilpin, Donna Lows, Butch Williams, Ben Campbell, Frank Patton, Steven Richard Vezina, Chaska T. Werner, Kyle Morris, Ernell Manabat, Frank DeAngelo, Marcus Weiss
Directed by: Robert Luketic
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 2 hours 3 minutes
Release year: 2008
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for some violence, and sexual content including partial nudity.
ASIN: B001EMXS1Q (Rental) and B001AF9SJS (Purchase)
Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,059 in Amazon Video On Demand (See Bestsellers in Amazon Video On Demand)

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20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars 21, April 9, 2008
By Michael Zuffa (Racine, WI United States) - See all my reviews
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Ben Campbell (Sturgess) has a problem. He is graduating from MIT and has been accepted to Harvard Med School, but he doesn't have the $300,000 it will cost him to attend. Then, along comes Professor Micky Ross (Spacey). Mickey offers him a place on his "team". This team visits Las Vegas on weekends, and by counting cards makes a lot of money. After initially refusing, Ben is swayed by the need for money and the affections of Jill Taylor (Bosworth), a member of the team. In Vegas, Cole Williams (Fishburne), the head of security of one of the casinos is about to figure out the team's scheme. Ben may be in for more than he bargained for.

"21" is the fictionalized account of college kids who really did beat one of the most sophisticated anti-crime systems in Las Vegas. The story is interesting, even if it has been Hollywoodized. The plot points toward the end are predictable, but the fact that these kids were able to get away with this for so long sustains the interest for the majority of the movie. Kevin Spacey is good as always, radiating intenseness. Sturgess and Bosworth get the job done, while not providing memorable performances. "21" is an interesting, enjoyable film.
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13 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars This is not bringing down the house, August 23, 2008
If your expecting a movie about the book 'Bringing Down the House' you will not be happy about your rental/purchase. I didn't believe the poor reviews at first and so I rented it...I wish I had listened.

The story is narrated by our main character throughout the film and it is horrible to listen to for both content and the annoyance of his voice.

They really Hollywooded up the plot, with all the predictable twists and happy-ending everything-is-ok-in-the-end and we-have-learned-our-lesson bull-s...There was just nothing at all that stood out about this movie. They could have replaced BlackJack with any other activity, like skydiving, tennis, or working at a McDonalds and they could have reused much of the script and the plot lines. The second star is because I didn't shut it off part way through.

Wait until this one makes it to HBO.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars There's Something About 21 That Just Doesn't Add Up., August 5, 2008
By Eric Ericson "RedSabbath" (Venice, Florida USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: 21 (Single-Disc Edition) (DVD)
Yet another "probably wouldn't rent if it wasn't that it was free" title, 21 seemed pretty exciting on the trailer, but fell sorta flat fully seen. This film's about a "brilliant with numbers" MIT student joining a secret college club that has figured out how to never lose at Blackjack in Vegas and walk away with thousands, all the while led by their professor, played by favorite Kevin Spacey was decent, but I kept asking myself, where did I see this story on film before? The lead is played by Jim Sturgess, who impressed me in Across The Universe, but here I could hear his English accent bleed out with every other word. Kate Bosworth, who starred in Superman Returns with Spacey, plays the love interest, but just didn't seem all that interesting.

In fact, the only thing interesting was how they got away with it, because the code-words, hand signals, and disguises seemed so transparent the film's ending should have happened when they first got off the plane! So if you're really big on Vegas Heist films, it's worth a view, but to most others, bet on another film and wait for cable.
(RedSabbath Rating:6.5/10)
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5.0 out of 5 stars 21 is a Fantastic Movie
I think 21 is a really great movie. The star, Jim Sturgess, is absolutely brilliant in it. It's an exciting movie with a lot of twists to it. Read more
Published 1 month ago by LucyintheSky

3.0 out of 5 stars Odds are that you'll like it.
21 stars Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, Jim Sturgiss, and Laurence Fishburne. The movie is based on the true story of a group of MIT students who, with the help of one of their... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Nicole Bradshaw

2.0 out of 5 stars Read the book instead, the truth is much more interesting!
Entertaining, if predictable, telling of the MIT kids that took millions from Vegas. Having read the book, I can tell how much the story was Hollywood-ized, and none of it was for... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Alan Starr

1.0 out of 5 stars Damaged Item
I received the DVD shortly after purchase, only to find out that the case was all broken up as the sender failed to package it correctly. Read more
Published 2 months ago by J. Wagner

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Film
And that's saying a lot, considering I don't watch much in the way of movies anymore. All about a professor and his group of students who go to Vegas to count cards... Read more
Published 2 months ago by James D. Crabtree

1.0 out of 5 stars Dumbed down
What happened with this movie is, they took a story that originated in the real world that was highly fascinating, and dumbed it down to a formulaic movie that is utterly... Read more
Published 5 months ago by F. Scott

1.0 out of 5 stars Frankly, garbage
This is NOT a movie of Bringing Down the House, which was a very good account of the experience of being part of a team of Black Jack shysters. Read more
Published 5 months ago by jumpy1

3.0 out of 5 stars Young and reckless or is it young and responsible?
Entertaining movie about a group of MIT students and their professor who plan to take down Las Vegas casinos by playing black jack and counting cards. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Reader

2.0 out of 5 stars Predictable and boring really
This could have had so much more but poor boy wants to have enough money to go to medical school. Has an aptitude for counting cards. You can fill in the rest. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Bill Evanochko

4.0 out of 5 stars Pure Hollywood and a lot of fun, but unrealistic, even though based on a true story
Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess) is a brilliant MIT student on his way to Harvard Medical School. He's already been accepted, but the money is an issue. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Craig Clarke

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