21 Review

21 movie reviewThis movie has great potential, and I think for the movie watcher who hasn’t been corrupted by the necessity to scrutinize everything from sound to accent accuracy, it would be enjoyable.

It’s fairly predictable, which isn’t always a bad thing, however in this case, you pretty much see where it’s going in the first 10 minutes, or if you’ve seen the previews, you could likely pen the ending.

I enjoyed Jim Sturgess as the lead character, Ben Campbell. Sturgess was very fresh and likable, a virtual unknown to me, though I see he has a decent pedigree.

Kevin Spacey’s performance was a bit disappointing though. I am quite a Spacey fan in general, but I just couldn’t buy him in this role, and I like to think that he is very versatile. If you saw this film, didn’t you feel like everything he said was just a bit forced?

I give this movie 5.5 ‘winner, winner, chicken dinner’s out of 10.

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August 28, 2008 | Filed Under Movie reviews 
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  1. Beamer on September 2nd, 2008 9:51 pm

    Spoiler alert -

    I would have given it a little bit higher rating. I though it was pretty amazing it was based on actual events. Not exactly the safest way to make money, by beating Las Vegas Gambling houses at their own game. I also like d the use of the Digital Camera throughout.. I found it rather interesting.

    Beamer

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