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21

Thriller "21," based on Ben Mezrich's best-selling nonfiction book "Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions", revolves around a group of young men who become experts in the art of card counting. Ben Campbell is a shy, brilliant MIT student who, needing to pay school tuition, finds the answers in the cards. He is recruited to join a group of the school's most gifted students that heads to Vegas ... [+]
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Austin Chronicle
Austin Chronicle
"21 shares with the Las Vegas mythos the same stale temptations: empty glitz and little substance. (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"  NEG
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Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
"21 is built around some standard-issue plot mechanics, but it's still a clever and novel card-sharp thriller." POS
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Detroit News
Detroit News
"It's disposable, watchable and forgettable filmmaking" NEU
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Slant
Slant
"21 is a mini-Ocean's Eleven about, and for, people who are the age of its title." NEU
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BBC
BBC
"Sturgess quietly sparkles as the born loser who struggles to adapt to life on winners' row."  POS
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San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
"A movie with an irresistible premise that ultimately collapses"  NEU
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USA Today
USA Today
"Repetitive, implausible and overlong." NEG
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