Turn off your brain and enjoy!!

Rating: 7/10 (1 June 2008)

If you want an evening of light entertainment this would be good bet. There are some huge plot holes and unlikely situations, but it's still fun. And the movie would have fared much better if it had came out a few years ago, since there's a lot in it that we've now seen in the Ocean's 11 movies and the TV series Vegas. However I still enjoyed it. Laurence Fishburne is great and provided gravity and genuine menace.
I admit I was frustrated at times by not understanding some of the characters actions. As an example, the main character, Ben, was hiding his winnings, hundreds of thousands of dollars, in the ceiling of his dorm room! Why? Forget the stupidity of it, I just didn't understand why he couldn't put it in the bank. They weren't doing anything illegal, so I didn't get that at all!
But if you can turn your brain off, you'll likely enjoy the fun!