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21
The film is about six MIT students who were trained to become experts in card counting and subsequently took Vegas casinos for millions in winnings. Seduced by the money, the Vegas lifestyle, and by his smart and sexy teammate, one of them begins to push the limits.
11 May 1969, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
30 July 1961, Augusta, Georgia, USA
23 February 1981, Hollywood, Florida, USA
October 24, 2012
Craps out leaving you wondering how it all went so wrong.
August 27, 2009
Luketic's dunderheaded, would-be caper is a morality tale where the only moral at stake is the dullard-hero's thoughtless entitlement
March 31, 2008
Like the Strip itself, it's all lights and music throbbing so hard you confuse yourself into thinking you're having fun.
March 29, 2009
One can't help but think there was a smarter film to be made from this premise.
March 31, 2008
Although it's definitely a fictionalization of a true story, they get the essence of this insanely crazy double life that these kids led as they were breaking the bank in Vegas.
April 11, 2008
The whizzo-conceit and slick visual bling do give it an undeniably diverting buzz, yet the movie's cautionary formula shows its hand way before the clunky final reel.
March 28, 2008
Inspired by the real-life story of the M.I.T. students who took Las Vegas casinos for millions, 21 has been reshaped to fit a simple movie template -- and it's nearly as much fun as watching an insurance professional compute actuarial tables.
March 31, 2008
The students are so blandly written this never builds any suspense, though it probably has some value as an empowerment fantasy for debt-ridden collegians.
July 07, 2010
Too bland, too bright and too long, 21 may talk a big game but it is mainly insipid entertainment.
February 02, 2009
When the movie 21 was announced with Kevin Spacey and Laurence Fishburne, it sounded like a winner. When everybody else involved in 21 was mentioned, it was doomed to be a loser.
October 18, 2008
If only director Robert Luketic and screenwriters Peter Steinfeld and Allan Loeb had not opted for glitz. As filmmakers, they're playing for very low stakes.
July 24, 2009
It's a slick enough movie, with an intriguing enough concept. It would be a much more enjoyable movie, however, if the wheels didn't come off script-wise.
