Counting cards for a better life

21 (2008)

The same old story with a younger cast and aimed for a younger audience. Group of MIT students lead by their teacher go counting cards in Vegas and make millions. Of course there's love, back stabbing, cheating and hustling involved. Based on a true story, that you just have a feeling you've heard a thousand times before. So it doesn't bring anything new to the genre, but more like opens it to a younger audience. And there's no problem in that. Especially when it's done so well. The mood is quite good and it's a really entertaining movie. The characters could be a bit more believable as none of them pass for the nerds they try to portray. But that doesn't matter much as all of the cast make a really good performance. Especially Kevin Spacey is back on track after a few misses. Worth watching if you have nothing better to do.
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