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Brett_M · 04-28-2008, 12:24 PM

This film is dull and thinks it's better than it really is.

Pedantic and muddled for sure -- but beyond that it's formulaic and lowest common denominator. Example: They learn to count cards but never explain how counting cards makes you win at Blackjack.

"The count is +13. Wow! I win again! I hope this doesn't change me. Oh, no -- my old friends hate me now. My mentor is now my enemy and he ruined my life! I know, I'll engineer a perfectly lame revenge plot with a scenery-chewing former enemy who is the enemy of my former mentor-turned enemy. I really learned a lot from this experience."

Even the tagline on the poster sucks: "The students who changed the game forever." How did they change the game? They cheated? Everyone tries to cheat. The 10 minute Blackjack cheaters sequence in Casino is better than this whole movie. The Vegas sequence in Rain Man (referenced in 21) is better than this movie.

This is pussy filmmaking. Makes Rounders look like Citizen Kane.

04-28-2008, 12:24 PM	#8 of 8
Brett_M Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Local Time: 03:36 AM Local Date: 08-30-2008 Posts: 816	Re: 21 - quick review This film is dull and thinks it's better than it really is. Pedantic and muddled for sure -- but beyond that it's formulaic and lowest common denominator. Example: They learn to count cards but never explain how counting cards makes you win at Blackjack. "The count is +13. Wow! I win again! I hope this doesn't change me. Oh, no -- my old friends hate me now. My mentor is now my enemy and he ruined my life! I know, I'll engineer a perfectly lame revenge plot with a scenery-chewing former enemy who is the enemy of my former mentor-turned enemy. I really learned a lot from this experience." Even the tagline on the poster sucks: "The students who changed the game forever." How did they change the game? They cheated? Everyone tries to cheat. The 10 minute Blackjack cheaters sequence in Casino is better than this whole movie. The Vegas sequence in Rain Man (referenced in 21) is better than this movie. This is pussy filmmaking. Makes Rounders look like Citizen Kane. "You're all gonna die...only question is when. This is as good a place to take your first step to heaven as any. It's ours. It ain't much, but it's ours. Only question is how you check out. Now, you want it on your feet, or on your knees beggin'? I ain't much for beggin'. Nobody ever gave me nothin'. So I say, fvck it, let's fight." Last edited by Brett_M : 08-13-2008 at 12:55 PM.