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21 (2008) 6.8
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6.8/10 from 168,264 users
Metascore: 48/100
Reviews: 275 user | 214 critic | 29 from Metacritic.com "21" is the fact-based story about six MIT students who were trained to become experts in card counting and subsequently took Vegas casinos for millions in winnings. Director:Robert Luketic |
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Ben Campbell is a young, highly intelligent, student at M.I.T. in Boston who strives to succeed. Wanting a scholarship to transfer to Harvard School of Medicine with the desire to become a doctor, Ben learns that he cannot afford the $300,000 for the four to five years of schooling as he comes from a poor, working-class background. But one evening, Ben is introduced by his unorthodox math professor Micky Rosa into a small but secretive club of five. Students Jill, Choi, Kianna, and Fisher, who are being trained by Professor Rosa of the skill of card counting at blackjack. Intrigued by the desire to make money, Ben joins his new friends on secret weekend trips to Las Vegas where, using their skills of code talk and hand signals, they have Ben make hundreds of thousands of dollars in winning blackjack at casino after casino. Ben only wants to make enough money for the tuition to Harvard and then back out. But as fellow card counter, Jill Taylor, predicts, Ben becomes corrupted by greed ... Written by matt-282
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Inspired by the true story of five students who risked it all. See more »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
28 March 2008 (Canada) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$35,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£1,649,855 (UK) (11 April 2008)Gross:
£5,430,673 (UK) (16 May 2008)Company Credits
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Written by James Lavelle, Richard File, Chris Goss, David Catching and David Bowie
Performed by UNKLE
Courtesy of Surrender All
By Arrangement with Zync Music Inc.
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The problem Prof. Rosa mentions in class with the three doors is known as the Monty Hall problem. See more »Goofs
In two separate places in the film, the player is hollering for the dealer to draw a "monkey" (a face card or a ten) when, in fact, a monkey would have given the dealer a winning hand. The first instance is when an Asian woman introduces Ben to the slang. The more egregious of the two instances is when Ben (who, by this point, has established his big player credentials) calls out for a monkey twice when either of those times would have given the dealer a winning hand. See more »Soundtracks
Hold My HandWritten by James Lavelle, Richard File, Chris Goss, David Catching and David Bowie
Performed by UNKLE
Courtesy of Surrender All
By Arrangement with Zync Music Inc.
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I had the really cool opportunity to see an advance screening of "21" tonight. Having read the book when it first came out, I was a bit skeptical about whether it would translate well. I couldn't have been more pleased. Was it the same as the book? Of course not (except for The Green Mile, what was?) But it was action-packed, smart, fun, well-acted, well-directed, and just plain enjoyable. Spacey, Fishburne, and Bosworth are at the top of their games and Jim Sturgess is going to be a star. The visuals were great, the editing sharp, and the score right on point. I don't know whether to stay up all night re-reading the book or hop on a plane for Las Vegas to try to win while I still halfway remember the counting system. I enjoyed this as much as any light fare I have seen in a long time. I love George Clooney, but "21" is an order of magnitude better than any of the "Oceans" movies.