Card Counting, Blackjack, and Vegas -

Dependent on the correct tale of six M.I.T. pupils, "21" is a motion picture about a team of M.I.T. pupils who, below the tutelage of 1 of their professors, discover how to rely playing cards and take their skills to Vegas to win a massive sum of money at blackjack at the various casinos there. Even though counting cards isn't technically illegal, the casinos frown intensely upon it. The tale will take location prior to the advancement of facial recognition software program (exactly where the casinos can capture cheaters less complicated with the use of cameras and computers), so catching card counters was a good deal much more hard, and hence the punishments ended up movie 21 far more serious.

"21" stars Jim Sturgess ("Across the Universe") as Ben Campell. Ben is a genius M.I.T. pupil who is cruising his way towards graduation. He has been acknowledged into the prestigious Harvard Health care College, but Ben does not have the finances to go to. His only shot at producing it there is to acquire the single total-experience scholarship presented out by Harvard, but as the Harvard agent clarifies to him, Ben would require to wow Harvard to acquire it. Looking at Ben's earlier, he is nervous that he doesn't have something that would qualify as a "wow" issue.

One particular evening, Ben receives invited to join a secret team of pupils working towards their capabilities at card counting beneath the training of Professor Rosa (Kevin Spacey - "American Beauty"). Even though hesitant at initial to be part of, the offer of Healthcare College tuition retains Ben close to. The team goes to Vegas and wins huge in their first few attempts.

The ecstasy of victory only lasts so prolonged, nonetheless, as a amount of problems occur. In-team battling, getting rid of a difference amongst what's genuine and what's pretend, and the danger of getting caught are just a few of the troubles that Professor Rosa's crew has to face in Vegas, and sooner or later it overwhelms the group, threatening to split them apart. Ben need to make a decision what in his existence is the most important.

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