Number of Discs
1
Format
UMD
Language
English
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States of America
Director of Photography
Russell Carpenter
Reviews
Empire - The OCEAN'S ELEVEN: THE COLLEGE YEARS makes for a breezy good time
Author
Ben Mezrich
Certificate
12A/12
Subtitle Language
Arabic\English\Hindi\Italian\Turkish
Dubbing Languages
Italian
Consumer Advice
Contains moderate violence and sex references
Additional Information
Inspired by a true story, 21 mixes Las Vegas casino wheeling and dealing with college-kid angst. Kevin Spacey is crafty MIT professor Micky Rosa, who trains gifted students to count cards and then flies them out to Vegas to raid the blackjack tables between classes. At first they rake in a bundle, but then catch the unwanted attention of tough-guy security chief, Cole Williams (Laurence Fishburne) who wants to prove himself before he's replaced by face recognition software. Maths genius Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess) originally joins the ring in order to come up with the $300,000 he needs for tuition money, but he's also smitten with the ring's resident babe, Jill (Kate Bosworth). When he finds out Professor Rosa hasn't been dealing entirely from a straight deck, Ben's high-end shopping spree dreams turn sour (though card counting is not illegal) and the battle of wits is on, no second chances given. Spacey is in his preternaturally calm, morally compromised element, stealing scenes left and right; Fishburne brings the hangdog depth; and director Robert Luketic (LEGALLY BLONDE) succeeds in making the film glossy, stylish and thrilling. 21 is based on the bestseller BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE by Ben Mezrich.
Features
Widescreen, With Subtitles
Movie/TV Title
21
Composer
Dave Sardy
Sound source
Stereo
Aspect Ratio
1.78 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Screenwriter
Peter Steinfeld, Allan Loeb
Format Description
UMD
Run Time
119 mins
