A catchy, fast paced film. Only a shame the lead actors let it down.

Rating: 6/10 (27 April 2008)

The film 21 was built up in the media and only television to be a great, exciting piece of cinema and sadly it did not live up to that hype. I mean the cinematography of the film was good and so the way the storyline played itself out. Even the card playing scenes were not too bad but the worst thing by far was the two lead actors. Both Jim Sturgess and Kate Bosworth were awful. The accent of Sturgess was fake and contrived. It was obvious he wasn't an American actor and it ruined the illusion of the film for me. Also Bosworth was stiff, wooden and lacked any real emotion in her performance. She made the character seem hollow and uninvolved with the action. The only saving grace about this film is Kevin Spacey. As per usual he is very good in his role and really makes his character the star of the film. Only a shame he wasn't in it more. To conclude I would have to say that a well written and directed film was fundamentally flawed by 2 leads who just can't act.