Review of 21 (2008) by Mike D — 27 Apr 2013

This was fun to watch, and will forever haunt the Vegas Blackjack dealers with the phrase, "lucky winner, chicken dinner!". Kevin Spacey's performance was a stand out, and he stole every scene as usual.

It could have been much better if they had stayed truer to the real story and characters. The movie characters were too contrived. The best part of this movie was their portayal of how the students learned to count cards in a 7-shoe deck along with hand signals and code language.

Being very familiar with Las Vegas Strip myself, I think the movie depicted an unrealistic view of it than I've ever experienced, but then again, this is a Hollywood movie, I've never been a high roller!