Kevin Spacey (American Beauty) gives a great performance as an MIT Professor who recruits students to be part of his black jack card counting gang. Ben Campbell plays the "A+ Student" who is recruited to be the main player. Laurence Fishburne (Cole Williams) also gives an outstanding performance. The movie starts out a bit slow as the Director spends a bit too much time introducing the characters. After that the movie takes off and draws you into the life of High Stakes Gambling. Overall the movie is very entertaining and I would recommend it to anyone who likes movies. Rated 4 of 5 for another outstanding performance by a strong cast.
After Reading Ben Mezrich's "Bringing Down the House", upon which this movie is based, I was excited to the movie. I am usually let down by movies that are based on books, but that was not the case this time. Although there were a handful of cliché parts of the movie, all in all it was excellently done. The visual effects were well done, and the acting on the part of Jim Sturgess, Kevin Spacey, and Kate Bosworth, was exemplary. Some people may criticize Spacey for his 'gusto', but I believe his portrayal of Mickey was stellar. The movie had suspense, a solid plot line, scattered funny scenes, and a good ending. The people I went with, none of whom had read the book, found it an even better movie than I did. If you like the movie enough, I recommend reading the book for a more complete story.Read full review
The video comes out very clean to the point of seeing moire in fine detail such as shirts and grain on the source. It shows how a school kid ironically makes a memory out of his mundane life to move on with his life and reach his goal by unexpected means. It's not perfect by any means but it's definitely worth renting. Just remember it's not meant to mirror the MIT student story but borrows the concept and does get cliché.
It’s entertaining and the story is easy to follow along with. Decent characters. It’s something to put on when bored.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
This moive is good and timely. Although it start a little slow why they biuld the chairactor's back sotry. it more then maks up for it. i f your like me and eveer dreamed of knowing or finding that system to beat the casino's at there own game this movies is for you. it is based on a true story and therefore makes you wornder through the whole thing could i ever get away with that. the acting is decent and keeps you interetanted a must on for for the gambler in you.
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