21 makes for some slick escapist fantasy. Even if, and because, the fantasy has its roots in something real.Read Full Review »
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ROLLING STONE: Peter Travers
21 drags itself to a climax that puts credulity in splints. So what? In a multiplex of dumb-luck hits, it's a kick to watch Spacey and a gifted young cast use smarts to deal audiences a winning hand.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Owen Gleiberman
The fun of 21 is the way that this sharp, hyperaware star in the making, his face as readable as a mood ring, pours us into an adrenalized cocktail of fear, desire, and mental buzz.Read Full Review »
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Salon.com: Andrew O'Hehir
Spacey's engaging for a while in one of his patented double-edged, sharky roles.Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Claudia Puig
While not exactly a zero, 21 lags and fails to measure up dramatically.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kevin Crust
What might have been a complex story dealing with greed and high-stakes betrayal among the young intellectual elite in America's gaming playground is instead treated as a slick, glossy romp.Read Full Review »
The story may be based on real events, but most of it feels patently false.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Manohla Dargis
Greed is good and comes without a hint of conscience in 21, a feature-length bore about some smarty-pants who take Vegas for a ride.Read Full Review »
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Boston Globe: Ty Burr
The movie's chief audience, consequently, will probably be gullible and young, responding to the cliches only because they haven't seen them before. They have a word in Vegas for these people: Suckers.Read Full Review »
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