21

( 2008 )

**** 1/2

Wow.  This movie blew me away.  I had absolutely no idea how great it would turn out.  The movie is all about card playing, for crying out loud!  The writers of this movie really knew how to write a movie, I’ll tell you that much.

The movie, based on a true story, stars Jim Sturgess, who plays the main character, Ben.  Ben is just a genius in math, and every other subject, it seems.  He has life going for him, about to get into Harvard, but the only problem is, he doesn’t have enough money to get in.  This is when Kevin Spacey’s character comes in and invites him into a secret club, teaching him everything he needs to know dealing with counting cards.  Ben really has no other option, he simply needs the cash, fast.

So, in a plan to make just enough money to get into Harvard, Ben joins the club.  It didn’t take him too long to gather enough cash, but it doesn’t take too long to get addicted to money either.  So, he continues to count cards, continues to win tons of money.  He was the best at what he did, and he liked it.

There were so many things in this movie.  To be honest, I really didn’t expect much of this film.  In the end, I was very glad I went to see this film.  I gave this 4.5/5 stars. Trust me, you should watch this movie.  You will be satisfied in the end.   Peace out!