Action, Drama (USA — 2008)

Crafty MIT professor Micky Rosa trains gifted students to count cards and then flies them out to Vegas to raid the blackjack tables between classes. At first they rake in a bundle, but then catch the unwanted attention of tough-guy security chief, Cole Williams who wants to prove himself before he's replaced by face recognition software. Maths genius Ben Campbell originally joins the ring in order to come up with the $300,000 he needs for tuition money, but he's also smitten with the ring's resident babe, Jill. When he finds out Professor Rosa hasn't been dealing entirely from a straight deck, Ben's high-end shopping spree dreams turn sour (though card counting is not illegal) and the battle of wits is on, no second chances given.

Directed by: Robert Luketic
Written by: Peter Steinfeld, Allan Loeb
Produced by: Dana Brunetti, Kevin Spacey, Michael de Luca
Starring: Jim Sturgess, Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth

Length: 118 mins.
Rating: 12 (BBFC)

Audio Tracks: en, de
Subtitles: en, de, tr
DVD/BD Region: 2
Purchased on: 25 May 2009