More like a hard 16

Rating: 5/10 (23 April 2008)

Just went to see 21 after reading the book and was disappointed by the changes they have made with the original story. It seems like they completely changed the lead character and concentrated on building a story around his personal life a lot more than showing the story of the team. The book is much more realistic and exciting whereas the movie feels like a kiddie movie about gambling climaxing to a fairy tale ending. There were some good performances by Kevin Spacey and Jim Sturgess. The directing was quite good. However, if you only want to see the movie just to compare it with the book don't bother. I'd only advise someone to see it for light entertainment on a lazy Sunday afternoon.