I gave this a 4 because I wanted to nod to the cinematography and the cast, but other than that, I agree with most user reviews.... there are simply too many mistakes for supposed MIT geniuses to make. 1. Going to the same casino on repeat. - As another user pointed out, Vegas IS casinos, so why consistently go to the same one, especially consider Spacey's character knows that the casino is scouted by the man who cause him in the past. 2. Using the same signals.- Hand gestures are a dime a dozen, you're telling me they couldn't use a cycle formula to change them out from time to time, if they're spending so much time on disguises, then why not seconds on gestures? 3. Glorification of power and corruption as a shocker (it wasn't a shocker). 4. Stashing over $300,000 grand in your dorm room ceiling? - Get a safe deposit box for goodness sake. 5. Falling for the girl that of course gave you no mind before. - Tired story line that could have been completely left out all together. It's just a sad thing because based off of the book and the cast it had true potential, but if you want to play 'look how smart this team is', then stick with the plot line and don't let their genius be valid or apparent only in Vegas.

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.

The story revolves around Ben, a brilliant student studying in MIT who is exceptionally good with numbers. He needs $300,000 for Harvard School of Medicine. To get the money, he joins Micky Rosa, a math professor at MIT and four other students who count cards while playing 21 in Casinos. After making a lot of money over multiple trips to Vegas, he ends up making mistakes and gets caught by nasty security guards. Micky takes all the money he won and his MIT degree after the goof-up. Having lost everything, Ben plans to take revenge from Micky.The cast has done a good job to make the movie both engaging and entertaining. Kevin Spacey (Micky) has given an exemplary performance by portraying the unorthodox professor really well. However, the movie does not make much sense inspite of being based on a real life incidence. The team used to return to the same casinos and attracted a lot of unnecessary attention. Even the sign language they used to communicate was fairly obvious and did not change over time. Such childish mistakes from the smart MIT kids makes the plot inconsistent.Overall, it is a good movie to watch and I give it 3 out of 5.

21 is a solid drama/thriller that is better than I thought it would be based off the trailers I have seen. However, based off the material the story was based on, it could have been.......more. At a first glance, this film may seem uninteresting. But, it was made in a way that would attract your attention. Card counting is not an interesting subject, but I liked how this film made it to be.Robert Luketic's film is based off a true story about how several MIT students and their professor head off to the Las Vegas casinos to make money, perhaps not from the most legal way.The acting is not too bad. Jim Sturgess has the makings of being a fine actor and he shows promise here. As always, Kevin Spacey is great. The same could be said for Laurence Fishburne. However, I was not a big fan of Kate Bosworth though.Overall, 21 is a good movie but it does have some faults. It seems to have a weaker script than one would expect for this kind of film. Also, I thought the editing seemed a bit off. But other than that, I generally liked this movie. I rate this film 8/10.