21

Year: 2008
USA & UK: Columbia Pictures
Cast: Jim Sturgess, Kate Bosworth, Laurence Fishburne, Kevin Spacey, Aaron Yoo, Liza Lapira, Jacob Pitts, Josh Gad, Jack McGee, Sam Golzar, Helen Carey, Jack Gilpin, Donna Lows, Butch Williams, Jeffrey Ma, Frank Patton, Steven Richard Vezina, Chaska T Werner, Kyle D Morris, Ernell Manabat, Frank DeAngelo, Marcus Weiss, Anthony DiMaria
Director: Robert Luketic
Country: USA
USA & UK: 123 mins
USA Rated: PG-13 for some violence, and sexual content including partial nudity
UK Certificate: 12A contains moderate violence and sex references
USA Release Date: 28 March 2008
UK Release Date: 11 April 2008
UK DVD Release Date: 8 September 2008



Synopsis

Based upon the book Bringing Down the House by Ben Mezrich, action/adventure 21 is inspired by this true story of the very brightest young minds in the country - and how they took Vegas for millions.

Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess) is a shy, brilliant M.I.T. student who, when faced with having to find the money to pay for his 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 every weekend armed with fake identities and the know-how to turn the odds at blackjack in their favor. With unorthodox math professor and stats genius Micky Rosa (Kevin Spacey) leading the way, they've cracked the code. By counting cards and employing an intricate system of signals, the team can beat the casinos big time.

Seduced by the money, the Vegas lifestyle, and by his smart and sexy team mate, Jill Taylor (Kate Bosworth), Ben begins to push the limits. Though counting cards isn't illegal, the stakes are high, and the challenge becomes not only keeping the numbers straight, but staying one step ahead of the casinos' menacing enforcer: Cole Williams (Laurence Fishburne).

DVD EXTRAS

21 - The Advantage Player - Featurette
Basic Strategy: A Complete Film Journal - Featurette
Money Plays: A Tour of the Good Life - Featurette
Filmmaker's Commentary - Commentary

BLU-RAY EXCLUSIVE EXTRAS

21 - The Advantage Player - Featurette
Basic Strategy: A Complete Film Journal - Featurette
Money Plays: A Tour of the Good Life - Featurette
Filmmaker's Commentary - Commentary
21 Virtual Blackjack (BD Exclusive)
21 Virtual Blackjack Tutorial Video