Sony has launched its ad campaign for their latest geek chic heist/scam movie “21”. I guess there are not that many of those.
21 centers on “Six MIT students, in a blackjack team, [who] train to become experts in card counting and subsequently take Vegas casinos for millions in winnings. However, casino workers become suspicious and attempt to take down the team, using any means necessary.” Sturgess plays Ben Campell, a numbers genius who is struggling to pay his bills. He is recruited into a team of card counters by his professor (as played by Spacey) and as to be expected, the good times don’t last long. Ben starts to lose control and his mentor and friends turn on him just as the casinos are starting to catch on to the scam.
Somehow this movie lacks any real appeal to me. I typically like these “brainy kids find a way to screw over the system” kind of movies or the complicated heist movie, but this doesn’t sound all that interesting.
The site is busy and a little intimdating at first, but there are lots of little videos to make you want to get to know this group. I just don’t.
You can visit the site for 21 by clicking here
