21, a Review

21 was an interesting movie, and it did well. It entertained, it had a decent plot, it was based off a true story and, for the majority of the audience, it seemed fanciful. That isn’t to say that I didn’t find it fanciful, but the way they portrayed the genius of their card “counting” system kind of bothered me. But on to the interesting stuff. The cinematography was pretty good. Decent camera angles, good angles most of the time, but at a few points in the film, the camera either switched around a lot, or was at a not so good angle for what they were trying to show. But whatever. Decent most of the film through.

Acting was pretty good all around. Lawrence Fishbourne played the asshole security guard very well, even adopting a nice Boston-sounding accent. Which, weirdly enough, none of the characters from Boston had. Aaron Yoo did well in the parts where he was relevant, which sadly was a small portion of the movie. Kevin Spacey was great. Mostly in the beginning and end though, the middle of the movie is just him yelling at people and laughing at them. Jim Sturgess, I do not like very much. He ruined Across the Universe for me, and I’ll never forgive him. He did better, but they could have chosen someone a bit… slicker I guess.

So

Pros: Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey, Aaron Yoo, VEGAS!

Cons: Jim Sturgess, not actually counting cards, bad MIT stereotypes.