psychological
thriller directed
by : Robert Luketic featuring
: Jim Sturgess - Kevin Spacey - Kate Bosworth - Aaron Yoo - Liza
Lapira running
time : 2 hours 2 minutes
Director Robert Luketic
adapts Ben Mezrich's best-seller Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story
of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions to tell the true-life
tale of six genius students who used their brains to beat considerable
odds. Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess) may be shy, but his wallflower reputation
betrays his inner brilliance. As smart as Ben may be, however, if he can't
pay his tuition he'll be kicked out of M.I.T. Fortunately, the answer to
all of Ben's problems is right there in the cards. Recruited to join a
team of extremely gifted students who have used their mastery of numbers
to beat the odds at blackjack, Ben procures a fake identity in order to
join the casino scammers and their brilliant leader -- eccentric math professor
and stats genius Micky Rosa (Kevin Spacey) -- in some highly profitable
weekend excursions to Las Vegas. Counting cards isn't illegal, and by using
a complex series of signals, this team has cracked the code. Of course,
it doesn't take long for Ben to become seduced by the glamorous Las Vegas
lifestyle, and the attention afforded to him by his sexy teammate Jill
Taylor (Kate Bosworth) finds him pushing his luck to the absolute limits.
Laurence Fishburne stars as Cole Williams, the Sin City security chief
who catches on to the group and makes it his mission to expose their lucrative
blackjack scam.
