Could've been better

Rating: 6/10 (26 April 2008)

I do not see a lot of movies in theatres so I tend to rate them higher and I read the book twice so I loved the concept but the movie fell short for me. I know the movie is never is as good as the book but still ... In the book all the kids were experts whereas here Ben is seen as some kind of God. I would've liked to see an Asian lead for the role but I know Hollywood can only glamorize whites, blacks and fat people but whatever I thought the acting was good. Would've like to see more time spent on the team. I mean in the book you had the development of the team, the ongoing battle with the security, team breakups, travel to the riverboats and the south, Atlantic City and lotsa drama with in the ranks. Here we saw the same casino and no depth with the team and they came across as kind of shallow. I think if I didn't read the book first I woulda gave it a 7 or 8.