21
is a movie shot in Las Vegas, Nevada and Boston, Massachusetts. It
stars Kevin Spacey, Laurence Fishburne, and Kate Bosworth. The film is
based on the best-selling book by Ben Mezrich, Bringing Down the House.
The film is scheduled for release on March 21, 2008. The film revolves
around Ben Campbell, who joins the MIT Blackjack Team in 1993. Guided
by his mentor Mickey Rosa, the Blackjack Team becomes MIT's most
profitable. In real life, the Blackjack Team was mostly composed of
Asian-American males. However, studio executives have cast mostly white
actors to portray these men in the film. Ben Mezrich, author of
Bringing Down the House, has noted a "stereotypical" casting process on
the part of Hollywood [1]. MIT Alumnus and ‘Busting Vegas’ Author
Describe Experience of Beating the House ...This description was automatically generated from the Wikipedia article
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21 (2008 film)"
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Columbia Pictures'
action/adventure 21 is inspired by the true story of the very brightest
young minds in the country – and how they took Vegas for millions.
Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess) is a shy, brilliant
M.I.T. student who – needing to pay school tuition – finds the answers in the
cards. He is recruited to join a group of the school’s most gifted
students that heads to Vegas every weekend armed with fake identities and the
know-how to turn the odds at blackjack in their favor. With unorthodox
math professor and stats genius Micky Rosa (Kevin Spacey) leading the way,
they’ve cracked the code. By counting cards and employing an intricate
system of signals, the team can beat the casinos big time. Seduced by the
money, the Vegas lifestyle, and by his smart and sexy teammate, Jill Taylor
(Kate Bosworth), Ben begins to push the limits. Though counting cards
isn’t illegal, the stakes are high, and the challenge becomes not only keeping
the numbers straight, but staying one step ahead of the casinos’ menacing
enforcer: Cole Williams (Laurence Fishburne).
