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21

Thriller "21," based on Ben Mezrich's best-selling nonfiction book "Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions", revolves around a group of young men who become experts in the art of card counting. Ben Campbell is a shy, brilliant MIT student who, needing to pay school tuition, finds the answers in the cards. He is recruited to join a group of the school's most gifted students that heads to Vegas ... [+]
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United States
Austin Chronicle
"21 shares with the Las Vegas mythos the same stale temptations: empty glitz and little substance. (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)" 
United States
Entertainment Weekly
"21 is built around some standard-issue plot mechanics, but it's still a clever and novel card-sharp thriller."
United States
Detroit News
"It's disposable, watchable and forgettable filmmaking"
United States
Slant
"21 is a mini-Ocean's Eleven about, and for, people who are the age of its title."
United Kingdom
BBC
"Sturgess quietly sparkles as the born loser who struggles to adapt to life on winners' row." 
United States
San Francisco Chronicle
"A movie with an irresistible premise that ultimately collapses" 
United States
USA Today
"Repetitive, implausible and overlong."
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