More Exciting Than I Thought!

Rating: 8/10 (15 December 2013)

21 is a solid drama/thriller that is better than I thought it would be based off the trailers I have seen. However, based off the material the story was based on, it could have been.......more. At a first glance, this film may seem uninteresting. But, it was made in a way that would attract your attention. Card counting is not an interesting subject, but I liked how this film made it to be.
Robert Luketic's film is based off a true story about how several MIT students and their professor head off to the Las Vegas casinos to make money, perhaps not from the most legal way.
The acting is not too bad. Jim Sturgess has the makings of being a fine actor and he shows promise here. As always, Kevin Spacey is great. The same could be said for Laurence Fishburne. However, I was not a big fan of Kate Bosworth though.
Overall, 21 is a good movie but it does have some faults. It seems to have a weaker script than one would expect for this kind of film. Also, I thought the editing seemed a bit off. But other than that, I generally liked this movie. I rate this film 8/10.