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Release Date:
28 March 2008 (USA) moreTagline:
Inspired by the true story of five students who changed the game forever. morePlot:
"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. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
1 win & 4 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(4 articles)
21 Is No. 1 (From Studio Briefing. 31 July 2008, 10:38 AM, PDT)
Spacey Denies 'Diva' Claims (From WENN. 22 June 2008, 7:06 AM, PDT)
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Entertaining but very cliché. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jim Sturgess | ... | Ben Campbell |
 | Kevin Spacey | ... | Prof. Micky Rosa |
 | Kate Bosworth | ... | Jill Taylor |
 | Aaron Yoo | ... | Choi |
 | Liza Lapira | ... | Kianna |
 | Jacob Pitts | ... | Jimmy Fisher |
 | Laurence Fishburne | ... | Cole Williams |
 | Jack McGee | ... | Terry |
 | Josh Gad | ... | Miles Connoly |
 | Sam Golzari | ... | Cam |
| Helen Carey | ... | Ellen Campbell |
| Jack Gilpin | ... | Bob Phillips |
| Donna Lows | ... | Planet Hollywood Dealer #1 |
| Butch Williams | ... | Planet Hollywood Dealer #2 |
| Jeffrey Ma | ... | Planet Hollywood Dealer Jeff |
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Rated PG-13 for some violence, and sexual content including partial nudity.Parents Guide:
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123 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Australia:M | Finland:K-13 | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:15 | Ireland:12A | Sweden:11 | UK:12A | Canada:14A (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Canada:G (Québec) | New Zealand:M | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43290) | Germany:12 | Iceland:12 | South Africa:13V | Singapore:PG | Poland:15 | Brazil:14 | Italy:T | Greece:K-13 | Argentina:13 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Hong Kong:IIB | Taiwan:PG-12 | Malaysia:UMOVIEmeter: 
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The movie was used as a luxury prize for the contestants on the Big Brother 9 in the US. They played a competition involving blackjack, and the winners got to see a special advance screening of the movie. One contestant won a trip to Las Vegas worth $21,000, which included a three night stay at the same hotel the actors from the movie stayed in. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Ben's mom is serving birthday cake to Ben and his friends, she serves Cam twice. moreQuotes:
Micky Rosa: What's the count?Choi: Uh, plus nine?
Micky Rosa: You're just saying that because Jill did.
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You Can't Always Get What You Want moreFAQ
Did Ben really start playing blackjack to help pay for college?Is Micky Rosa a real person or made up?
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21 is worth seeing on a restless Friday or Saturday night with friends, but it isn't anything more than that. The film features nice performances from actors Kevin Spacey and Laurence Fishburne, as well as nice entries from the lesser known ensemble.
However, it doesn't take a film expert to notice some of the more...awful lines. "That's is impressive software."...come on, seriously? Just bad writing.
And the flow of the plot is painfully cliché, up until the end where things are admittedly pretty unpredictable. The ending was unexpected, but it worked and made up for earlier plot points that were predictable.
"21" is entertaining, that's it. Nothing more, nothing less.