Review of 21 (2008) by Jon J — 10 Nov 2010

It was entertaining, but the book is better.

This review of 21 (2008) was written by Jon J on 10 Nov 2010.

21 has generally received positive reviews.

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By Adam L (814) on 10 Mar 2017

It was a good movie. I loved the professor's expression in the end! It was hilarious…

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By Brian D. Johnson (137) for Maclean's Magazine (153) on 29 Nov 2017

Despite being based on a true story, the script is a loaded deck that plays like a pack of lies. 21 just doesn't add up…

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By Maitland Mcdonagh (2,150) for TV Guide Magazine (2,375) on 22 Oct 2017

A predictable moral tale enacted by blandly pretty young things who bear little resemblance to the average brainiac…

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By Ty Burr (2,612) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 02 Jul 2015

The movie's chief audience, consequently, will probably be gullible and young, responding to the cliches only because they haven't seen them…

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By Joe Leydon (915) for Variety (12,700) on 10 Jun 2017

Picture shrewdly shuffles together attractive young leads, cagey screen vets and a fantasy-fulfillment scenario in a slickly polished package…

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By Desson Thomson (1,673) for Washington Post (9,851) on 22 Mar 2015

The story may be based on real events, but most of it feels patently false…

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Ben (Jim Sturgess) is trying to get into Harvard Medical School but doesn't have the money…

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