"21"

There's not much to be said about this dud. I'm going to go for the easy comparison here and say the movie was about as flat and lifeless as Kate Bosworth's hair. The acting was pretty terrible (except for Kevin Spacey, who is a terrific actor and who doesn't belong in time-wasting trash like this). For a film about intelligent college kids having the time of their life winning thousands of dollars on Las Vegas blackjack tables, it simply wasn't fun enough. The supposed "conflicts" were silly: Laurence Fishburne as an anti-card-counting casino thug was ridiculous (he even had a sidekick!) and Jim Sturgess' neglect of his nerdy-but-loveable friends really didn't matter because we all knew they would kiss and make up in the end. I will say I really enjoyed the "Jimmy got a job at Google...catchy, isn't it?" bit of dialogue, but other than that, I feel comfortable labeling this film a complete flop.