Starring:
Jim Sturgess, Kate Bosworth, Laurence Fishburne, Kevin Spacey
Review:
Odds are you’re going to like this lively spin on the true story of
six MIT mathletes who broke the Vegas bank in the 1990s. Loosely
adapted from Ben Mezrich’s best-selling Bringing Down the
House, the movie stretches facts like taffy but never shirks
its responsibility to entertain. And, jeez, it’s a kick to see
Kevin Spacey up to his old tricks as the sultan of snark. Spacey
plays Mickey Rosa, a math prof who cherry-picks the brainiest
students to join his secret club of card counters. They rake it in
at blackjack on weekend trips to Vegas. His newest recruit is Ben
Campbell (Jim Sturgess), an innocent with a knack for numbers to
rival Rain Man’s. Sturgess does a nifty job as this poor Boston
lad, given that he’s a Brit best known for starring in Across
the Universe. The…

Rating: 3 Stars