I read the book. They converted Jeff Ma into a white guy. This film angered me because it just wants to cater to a white audience. This film can go to hell.

Loosely based on the true story of MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) students who counted cards while playing blackjack in casinos.Jim Sturgess plays an MIT student who is a genius with crunching numbers in his head. Accepted to Harvard med school, one thing holds him back: lack of money. Enter Kevin Spacey, a professor who takes Sturgess under his wing and teaches the young man how to count cards while playing blackjack. Desperate for funds to go to med school, Sturgess joins Spacey and his crew of four MIT students to go to Vegas on a regular basis and win as much as they can from the casinos. The money comes fast and easy; but someone is always watching, and luck always runs out.My most memorable, movie moment of "21" is **SPOILER ALERT** the scene when Sturgess finally gets caught by a vicious, casino head of security (played by Larry Fishburne) and has to endure some vigilante justice."21" has a few shenanigans, the biggest being: Spacey tells his crew that when they go to casinos, they are to act as if they don't know each other; yet the five students all go in at the same time, go to bars and clubs and shows together…what the hell? "21" isn't for everyone, but for gamblers, this movie should provide a bit of a rush.Mannysmemorablemoviemoments

when I saw the film, I thought that it was just another average caucasian film, it has so many white characters in it which is so typical for most Hollywood films. the last memorable mostly Asian film that i saw was : Joy Luck Club, which was so long ago. often times, people say that Hollywood doesn't have many films that are suitable for Asian American actors, because most roles are for white people. there are hardly any Asian children in the USA that have dreams of becoming big actors, because they never see any famous big Asian actors as their role models. when i saw the film, i only knew that it was based on "a true story". i thought that it was some smart white students from mit who did it. I just found out that this film was actually based on some real Asian students from MIT. it could be a good positive film to represent Asian people in the USA. i am shocked that i was fooled by this so-called "true story" which wasn't true at all. this film could be one of the few rare films that actually have plenty of roles for Asian American actors. the producers and director chose to discriminate against Asian American actors, did the wrong thing by hiring white actors. no matter how they explain it, what they did is totally racist. and the protagonist wasn't even a US citizen, he is a foreigner. why do Hollywood hire foreigners who have to fake US accent when there are plenty of Asian American actors who speak perfect English.black people boycotted 2016 Oscar because it has no black nominations. some Asian American actors might have won an Oscar if they were given the chance to play a role in this film.

Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess) is a MIT math major looking to get into Harvard School of Medicine. He comes from a poor family and needs to dazzle for a full scholarship. Ben impressed his professor Micky Rosa (Kevin Spacey) and is introduced to the professor's secret club. Along with Jill Taylor (Kate Bosworth), Choi (Aaron Yoo), Kianna (Liza Lapira) and Fisher (Jacob Pitts), they hone their card counting skills to beat the casinos at blackjack. It's a great ride until casino pit boss Cole Williams (Laurence Fishburne) catches him.The premise is interesting. The movie depends on Jim Sturgess and where the movie chose to concentrate on. I'm not thrill about the romance being glued on to this. It feels ill-fitting. If there is one compelling relationship, it should be Ben and the professor. This could have been a great dark character study. Instead it tries to be flashy and cool. The romance drains the edginess out of the movie. Also it would be more compelling to have Ben start off as a more introverted loner. It would allow more room for the character growth and some possible father issues.