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Mood:
Stylized Suspenseful
Plot:
Prodigy Cons and Scams Gambling Dishonesty Betrayal Manipulations Friendship Teachers and Students more...
Genres:
Crime Drama Thriller
Time/Period:
Contemporary 21st Century
Place:
Boston Las Vegas Massachusetts USA Casino
Style:
Twists and Turns Voice Over
Based on:
Based on Book Based on True Story
Attitudes:
Serious Realistic
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Brief Nudity Mild Violent Content Sexual Content

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21, 2008

Starring: Kevin Spacey, Jim Sturgess

Directed by: Robert Luketic

Written by: Peter Steinfeld

Language: English

Country: USA

Runtime: 123 min

MPAA Rating: PG_13

Rating:6.7

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The mood of 21 is stylized and suspenseful. The plot centers around gambling, a prodigy, and cons and scams. It is a drama, thriller, and crime movie. Stylistically, 21 involves twists and turns and includes a voice over. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It takes place, at least partly, in a casino. 21 is set in Massachusetts and Las Vegas. It happens in contemporary times. It is originally a true story and based on a book. Note that 21 includes brief nudity, mild violent content, and sexual content.

Summary of 21

Inspired by a true story, 21 mixes Las Vegas casino wheeling and dealing with college-kid angst: think OCEAN'S ELEVEN via THE PAPER CHASE. Kevin Spacey is crafty MIT professor Micky Rosa, who trains brainiac students to count cards and then flies them out to Vegas to raid the blackjack tables between classes. At first they rake in a bundle, but then catch the unwanted attention of tough-guy security chief, Cole Williams (Laurence Fishburne) who wants to prove himself before he's replaced by face recognition software. Super math genius Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess) originally joins the ring in order to come up with the $300,000 he needs for tuition money, but he's also gaga over the ring's resident babe, Jill (Kate Bosworth). When he finds out Professor Rosa hasn't been dealing entirely from a straight deck, Ben's high-end shopping spree dreams turn sour (though card counting is not illegal) and the battle of wits is on, no second chances given. Spacey is in his preternaturally calm, morally compromised element, stealing scenes left and right; Fishburne brings the hangdog depth; and everything bubbles over the 24-karat rocks, courtesy of director Robert Luketic (LEGALLY BLONDE). 21 is based on the bestseller BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE by Ben Mezrich.

Details

Language:	English
Country:	USA
Release date:	7 March 2008
Runtime:	123 min

Cast and Crew See all

Kevin Spacey

as Prof. Micky Rosa

Jim Sturgess

as Ben Campbell

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21 (2008)

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21: Official Trailer

21: The language of counting

21: I messed up

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San Francisco Chronicle

A movie with an irresistible premise that ultimately collapses around the whole issue of motivation. Until it does, this is a thoroughly entertaining picture. Full Review

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by: Mick LaSalle

Entertainment Weekly

The fun of 21 is the way that this sharp, hyperaware star in the making, his face as readable as a mood ring, pours us into an adrenalized cocktail of fear, desire, and mental buzz. Full Review

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by: Owen Gleiberman

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Dummies playing geniuses

Sure the movie was thrilling, with a romantic twist so one can watch this with gurl. But what bothered me was the fact that the main character was such a clueless chump. For a person who was supposed to be a genius, emotionally detached and all... Read and rate it

17.November.2011
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by: PumaX
PumaX rated this movie7/10Good

It was a great movie that kept my attention every minute. Though it isn't one of my new favorites it certainly is up there. Read and rate it

19.October.2010
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by: Erica
Erica rated this movie0/10

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