Plot Summary
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.
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Movie Reviews from Rotten Tomatoes
TOMATOMETER
35%- Reviews Counted: 162
- Fresh: 57
- Rotten: 105
- Average Rating: 5.2/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Rotten: Repetitive, implausible and overlong.
Rotten: A movie with an irresistible premise that ultimately collapses around the whole issue of motivation.
Rotten: A none-too-winning blend of the unsettling and the unsurprising.
Rotten: Inspired by the real-life story of the M.I.T. students who took Las Vegas casinos for millions, 21 has been reshaped to fit a simple movie template -- and it's nearly as much fun as watching an insurance professional compute actuarial tables.
Customer Reviews
Please Rent!
This seems to be a great movie from what all the other reviews say, so please make it available to rent as well.
"$15 and I'm out" - BenCampbell :D
this is an awesome movie, great plot, great twist (not going to ruin it for you) i do agree with all of you that it is pricy.. so this isssss a great movie BUT if you think it is too expensive the all just click yes.. haha this worked with the family guy: blue moon itunes decreased it by about $4!!! so lets try to do it with this!! :D
Rentables
I would love to be able to rent a movie before I purchase it. Is there a reason that "21" went straight to buy only?
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- $9.99
- Genre: Drama
- Released: 2008
- © 2007 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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- 21 (Music from the Motion Picture)
- Various Artists
