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Rate 8.2/10
Cast

• Jim Sturgess as Ben Campbell
• Kevin Spacey as Micky Rosa
• Kate Bosworth as Jill
• Laurence Fishburne as Cole Williams
• Liza Lapira as Kianna
• Jacob Pitts as Fisher
• Aaron Yoo as Choi

Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess), a student in MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), is accepted in Harvard Medical School. But Ben can't afford the $300,000 fee. Micky Rosa, one of his professors, recognizes his intelligence in class and invites him to his secret team. A small team of students which trained to win black jack by counting cards. Interested in the large sum of money he could get, he joins the team. Rosa takes the team to Las Vegas where they make thousands of dollars on weekly basis. Ben, drowned with his non-stop winnings doesn't realize that Cole Williams, a security chief, has been watching him all the time.

I watched this movie years ago and it's still one of my favorite. I love the storyline and when I know that it actually based on a true story, wow it blew my mind. A group of students won thousands of dollars in a casino by counting cards? They must be real geniuses. And this movie portrays it really well. Although I admit, I don't understand the part where they start counting and stuffs, but I can enjoy it. And I think that's the importance of a movie, to make people actually enjoy watching it. So, if you haven't watched this movie, you should. 

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