21-the movie
I saw 21 at the movies last night. And I have to say, it was quite good. Not great, not mind blowing, but entertaining and fun. Better than the trailer had me think, not as good as I had hoped.
21 tells the story of this smart math nerd at MIT who needs money to get into Harvard medical school. It turns out his math teacher is actually the organiser behind this secret card counting team, who go to Vegas every few weeks to count cards while playing black jack and get very rich in the process.
Math nerd is at first a bit reluctant to join them, but he soon gets a change of heart. In fact, he starts to get a little bit too much into it. He no longer has time for his geeky loser friends, which is kind of cruel.
Then again, can we really blame him when he is leading such an exciting double life, complete with lots of money, the best parties and the hottest girl in school he always had a crush on.
(I had a hard time understanding why he is so into her. Sure, she is really hot and sexy, but she does not seem to have much of a personality. In fact, if she speaks 20 lines in the entire movie that is a lot).
He soon learns a valuable lesson that he cannot just get away with all that he is doing without any consequences.
I thought it was fun. I like movies like this. It reminded me of this TV series in which a group of card counters go from casino to casino to have fun and get rich. So it is basically the exact same idea, minus the smart students’ angle. That is ok though.
The only two problems I had with this movie were (1) the plot wasn’t all that convincing and (2) one of math nerd’s nerdy friends annoyed the hell out of me. He was this fat dumb creepy loser who liked to talk with his mouth full.
Why do geeks in American movies always have to be so over the top stupid and lame? C’mon, I have met a bunch of geeks in my time and none of them have ever been that bad.
Anyways, if you are looking for a fun movie and you enjoy watching people play a lot of cards, go check it out.
21 tells the story of this smart math nerd at MIT who needs money to get into Harvard medical school. It turns out his math teacher is actually the organiser behind this secret card counting team, who go to Vegas every few weeks to count cards while playing black jack and get very rich in the process.
Math nerd is at first a bit reluctant to join them, but he soon gets a change of heart. In fact, he starts to get a little bit too much into it. He no longer has time for his geeky loser friends, which is kind of cruel.
Then again, can we really blame him when he is leading such an exciting double life, complete with lots of money, the best parties and the hottest girl in school he always had a crush on.
(I had a hard time understanding why he is so into her. Sure, she is really hot and sexy, but she does not seem to have much of a personality. In fact, if she speaks 20 lines in the entire movie that is a lot).
He soon learns a valuable lesson that he cannot just get away with all that he is doing without any consequences.I thought it was fun. I like movies like this. It reminded me of this TV series in which a group of card counters go from casino to casino to have fun and get rich. So it is basically the exact same idea, minus the smart students’ angle. That is ok though.
The only two problems I had with this movie were (1) the plot wasn’t all that convincing and (2) one of math nerd’s nerdy friends annoyed the hell out of me. He was this fat dumb creepy loser who liked to talk with his mouth full.
Why do geeks in American movies always have to be so over the top stupid and lame? C’mon, I have met a bunch of geeks in my time and none of them have ever been that bad.
Anyways, if you are looking for a fun movie and you enjoy watching people play a lot of cards, go check it out.
Comments
Since I don't understand any game of cards except Solitaire, I guess I won't be watching this movie after all.
The card counting, however, is a lot harder.
I went to see it with a friend who hates math or playing cards, and she still enjoyed the movie.