21

Pros: Excellent acting, good writing
Cons: None

"21" is an interesting film that is based on an even more interesting true story. That's not made very clear in the film. The actual story for the movie is based on a book by Ben Mezrich entitled: "Bringing Down The House: The Inside Story of Six MIT ...

Pros: It has it all: drama, intrigue, money, the high life, etc.
Cons: It ended.

Tired of being continually oppressed and rejected by the system? Tired of fighting the good fight only to lose it all? Tired of being the good kid who plays the good game and fights the good way? Well, all thatˇ¦s about to end. Take a walk on the wild ...

Pros: cool topic, watchable story
Cons: pedestrian, predictable, emotionally slight, as accurate as a $4 watch

I have a 17-year-old daughter who wonders why her mother and I don't respect her generation's music, clothes or artistic sensibilities. I try to be honest with her. I tell her, "It's because you're idiots who think you know far more than you do, who ...

Pros: Entertaining plot and good acting. Good shots of Las Vegas and casinos.
Cons: Some slow spots and depth of plot.

MIT college student Ben Campbell may be a brilliant, but brains aren't enough to fulfill his dream of getting into Harvard Med School. Ben (Jim Sturgess) needs several hundred thousand dollars to pay the bills. In the meantime his intelligence is noticed ...

Pros: Funny, interesting, good surprises in the end!
Cons: A few parts drag on too long

**This review reveals no major spoilers to the movie** Although I have seen plenty of commercials for this movie, and it did look interesting, I admit that I only went to see it because my boyfriend won tickets to a preview from a local radio ...

Pros: It's an interesting story, adequately acted, and Vegas is always a fun venue.
Cons: You have to suspend your disbelief, but it's fiction!

This is not a perfect movie, but it is an entertaining one. Director Robert Luketic, who's filmography is thin, but includes Legally Blonde and Monster-in-Law, takes an average script and makes something out of it. I decided to see the film primarily ...

Pros: Good thrilling movie with some good twists.
Cons: Doesn't cover the moral issue very well.

Kevin Spacey is one of my favorite actors, and it was his presence in this movie that made me go watch it, not the previews of the plot. For me anything that glamorizes gambling is a little dangerous, as it seems to teach that there is a way to ...

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When I go to casinos, I usually play the slots. That’s because the casino I have near my house doesn’t have much else. When I went to Arizona recently to visit my brother, I had a chance to visit a casino that offered blackjack, sometimes referred to ...

Pros: Ummmm...
Cons: How much time do you have?

Before "21" opened, director Robert Luketic shot his mouth off about "Rounders" and the reason it failed to find an audience. Mister Luketic, "21" is no "Rounders." For that matter, Mister Luketic, you're no John Dahl. The fundamental difference ...

Pros: interesting story
Cons: not enough plot

Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess) is just about to graduate from MIT but as he works an $8/hour job he realizes that there is no way he can pay for Harvard which will cost him a staggering $300,000. With a hope and a prayer he hopes to land the scholarship ...

Pros: Entertaining Great acting
Cons: Not realistic Characters lacked depth

21 was a movie about the life of an undergraduate student at MIT. Ben Campbell struggled to get enough money to pay for Harvard Medical School by working at a suit store for only $8 an hour. But later he found out his math professor held a ...

Pros: The story!
Cons: The end.

I always up for a movie that is based on a true story, but this movie much more interesting then I thought. Going from nothing to a big Vegas life style is crazy. This a good mix of some drama, humor, and suspense. The actors performances were so great ...

Pros: new
Cons: fake

21 is the story of Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess), a promising M.I.T. student who needs money to get into Harvard Medical School. To make ends meet (and against his better judgement) he joins a group of his fellow students, Jill Taylor (Kate Bosworth), ...