21 Blu Ray

Inspired by a true story 21 mixes Las Vegas casino wheeling and dealing with collegekid angst. Kevin Spacey is crafty MIT professor Micky Rosa who trains gifted 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 toughguy security chief Cole Williams (Laurence Fishburne) who wants to prove himself before hes replaced by face recognition software. Maths genius Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess) originally joins the ring in order to come up with the $300000 he needs for tuition money but hes also smitten with the rings resident babe Jill (Kate Bosworth). When he finds out Professor Rosa hasnt been dealing entirely from a straight deck Bens highend 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 director Robert Luketic (Legally Blonde) succeeds in making the film glossy stylish and thrilling. 21 is based on the bestseller Bringing Down the House by Ben Mezrich. Contains 1 disc. Cert 12.

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