Short notice -- Free showing of "21"
tonight 7:30 at Oak Streeet Cinema
Drop a line if you're interested; I have several passes.
21 is a 2008 drama film from Columbia Pictures. It stars Jim Sturgess,
Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, and Laurence
Fishburne.
Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess) is an MIT student who – needing to pay
school tuition – finds answers in counting cards. As a superior math and
statistics student, he is recruited to join a group of
mathematically-gifted students that heads to Las Vegas every weekend
with fake identities and the know-how to turn the odds at blackjack in
their favor. Unorthodox math professor Mickey Rosa (Kevin Spacey) leads
the way. By counting cards and employing an intricate system of signals,
the team can beat the casinos. Drawn by the money, the Vegas lifestyle,
and his 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 casino's menacing enforcer.