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Ben Campbell’s dream has always been to go to Harvard Medical School. He is well on his way – he’s bright and hard working, which he applies to both his school work and his part-time but low paying job at a men’s clothier. In his senior year at M.I.T., he has been aepted to Harvard Medical School, but does not have the $300,000 it will take to finance it. He impresses one of his professors, Mickey Rosa, in class with his quick mind and ability to deal with the issue at hand without letting his emotions take over. Based on that, Mickey invites him into his small but secret society of students that have a system of winning at black jack through counting cards. They play in Vegas on a system of codes, rules and alternate identities, and where each person involved has a very specific role. This offer does not initially interest the straight-laced Ben until he is approached by Jill Taylor, another of those in the group and upon who Ben has a crush. He aepts their offer to be one of the big players on the understanding that he will do it only until he has enough to finance his Harvard education. Once Ben gets a taste of the big life, it starts to affect his original plan, including having unforeseen consequences of alienating his closest friends. He is also unaware that a casino security consultant named Cole Williams is on their tail, Williams who is working on his own personal agenda. Ultimately, greed, pride, ego, desperation and revenge all play a role in how involvement in this group affects Ben’s life plan.

英文影评：

21, a movie loosely based on a card counting ring created by several MIT students, has its flaws, but overall is an exciting gambling movie.

21 sets up the creation of the ring nicely. The movie lacks the obligatory dull opening of most movies. The real strength of 21, though, is it’s plot twists. It has many surprises along the way, and fakes out the viewer so many times, he begins to expect the unexpected. It is all brought together nicely in a well done foot chase in the movie’s climax.

Kevin Spacey, being the veteran of the cast, is 21’s standout. He takes on a number of different persona’s throughout the movie and plays them all perfectly. The younger cast members fair almost as well. Jim Sturgess is solid in the lead. He plays his nerdy math student well, but struggles a bit when his character transitions into a Vegas big shot. Also, the underrated Kate Bosworth is good as the co-conspirator/love interest of Sturgess.

21 also sueeds on the writing front. The cast had very good dialog to work with. Spacey gets most of the big lines, and of course he doesn’t blow them.

This movie creates an excellent atmosphere. The segments set in casinos and MIT(respectively)feel equally real and vibrant.

21 is not without flaws. The pacing struggles terribly at times. But the movie is still quality entertainment. I would remend it those who value dialog above all other merits, or who are simply interested in gambling. 21 is one of the rare quality spring movies.

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