One of this years most surprising movies yet, 21 is the movie that will make you laugh, clench your teeth and finally when the movie is over…a simple ( but satisfying ) sigh. Honestly, i had no intetion of ever watching this movie. I was dragged to the theater’s by a bunch of my girlfriends who wanted to celebrate ( because one of them finally got their drivers license). Before I watched this movie, I had no idea what the story line was. But I was bombarded with so many of the movie’s crappy commercial, that i figured out that it was based on the infamous MIT Blackjack team. Knowing all I knew, I still didn’t want to watch this movie.
But there I was, sitting down in a seat for the movie premier. I suggested we go see Drillbit Taylor, but noone else did. So, in the rule of law that is peer pressure, I gave the ticket booth $8’s that I was certain I would never see again. After the first couple of scenes, I was honestly bored and was kicking myself for ever going to the movies. I kept telling myself that the only reason I was even watching the movie was Kate Bosworth. But after 10 minutes of watching the movie, I actually started to enjoy the experience. The directing in the movie wasn’t bad. Like i said before, I laughed, felt sympathy for the characters and my heart was racing from the suspense given to the audience, in the form of Laurence Fishburne ( the head security agent for some of the casino’s). It is smart, witty, and at parts hilarious.Overall I had fun in this movie and highly recommend it. I went into the movie not expecting anything, and came out blown away.
4/5 stars
