21 (Single-Disc Edition)
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Movie Reviews of 21 (Single-Disc Edition)
Movie Review: 5 star film.....
Summary: 5 Stars
"21" is a good movie!
Don't listen to the bad reviews here. Wow, so many of them. Apparently they are out to pick movies apart and point out all the minor flaws.
"21" is based off the book, "Bringing Down the House" by Ben Mezrich. Yes, it is a true story. No, the movie obviously doesnt follow the book exactly. They want to make money like everyone else. The movie is all "hollywood" with cons, set ups, snappy lines and hot chicks! Yes, alot of the movie is made up, who cares, its a movie and a good one.
I've read the first 100 pages of "Bringing Down the House", its similar to the movie, but not as much fun. In the book, the teacher and most if not all the students are Asian! The book couldnt keep my attention, but the movie is alot of fun.
Dont pass up "21" based on the bad reviews, Kevin Spacey is great, Laurence Fishburne is well Laurence Fishburne and Jim Sturgess is excellent!
Movie Review: Did I dazzle you? Did I jump out the page?
Summary: 5 Stars
Ben Campbell ( Jim Sturguess) is gifted with an exceptional mind, capable to resolve and even answer the most difficult and challenging mathematical proposals. He is recruited to join a group of selected students that will lead to Las Vegas every weekend and so, to put in practice the odds of blackjack in their favor.
This game of mouse and cat, defying the scrutinizer eye of the croupiers and safeguards of the casino, plus the flavor of the adrenaline in every single bet makes of this sympathetic plot a nice film to watch and enjoy it.
Don't forget the name of this promising talent of acting: Jim Sturguess whose naturalness before the camera (somehow he reminds me to Steve MacQuuen in this issue), is outstanding. He starred too, "Fifty dead men walking" that same year.
One of my personal ten top cult movies of 2008.
Movie Review: Greatful
Summary: 5 Stars
In the movie 21,based on a true story, a college student at MIT wants to become a doctor and attend Harvard Medicial School. The problem is he has the grades but not the finances, until one of his math professors discovers his unique math skills. The professor has created a secert club within the school of some of the most gifted students, where they go to Los Vages each weekend and count cards in the game of blackjack. So he joins to pay for medicial school. He makes more money than he needs, and meets some of his best friends while participating in the club. One night in Vages everything goes wrong and he looses it all.
This movie is the perfect example of not taking what you have for granted, wheather it be friends or money. Life can change in the blink of an eye. Never let your ego get in the way of your future.
Movie Review: You Can Bet On This One!
Summary: 5 Stars
Great film! Superb acting! Anchored by Jim Sturgess as the genius college student and Kevin Spacey as his university professor, this one is pure entertainment at its best. Sturgess portrays Ben, a young college hopeful trying to finance his education but is gifted and has the ability to "count cards". The rest is history...and the story unfolds perfectly. Early on you think you know what's going on but it builds to a spectacular ending. Sturgess is a superb actor. His performance in "Across the Universe" was of Academy Award caliber...a film evolving around some of The Beatles' greatest works. You don't want to miss "21" nor "Across the Universe". This is what film is all about. ALL 5 STARS! Kudos to Director Robert Luketic and Writer Peter Steinfeld. P.S. You may never play "21" in Las Vegas again.Movie Review: It's a MOVIE!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Movies are for entertainment purposes, and this was entertaining. This is the first movie I've seen with Jim Sturgess and he was perfect for the part. And, I did not realize he is English...even after the forth or fifth time watching the movie. I liked him so much in this movie, I plan to rent the other movies he is in. The thing that bothered me the most was Jill's hair! Why did they give this attractive character such a bad hairdo? Not only was the color bad, the cut was not flattering at all. Putting the bad hair aside, the movie was great. Every actor was perfect for thier role. This is not a "Gambling" movie, but entertaining movie.