Saturday, March 29, 2008

21 (K-PAX, JIM STURGESS, AARON YOO, KATE BOSWORTH; 2008)


YOU CAN THANK ME NOW. I REALLY DON'T ENJOY BEING IN THE SAME ROOM AS KEVIN SPACEY. THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THAT GUY THAT MAKES ME THINK HE WOULDN'T HESITATE TO SLIP ME A MICKEY IF I LEFT MY DRINK ON THE BAR. WHICH, COINCIDENTALLY, HAPPENS TO BE HIS NAME IN THIS FILM. MICKEY, IS A FORMER CARD-COUNTING DEGENERATE GAMBLER, WHO SIDELINES AS A MATHEMATICS'S PROFESSOR AT M.I.T. WHEN HE'S NOT BOFFING FRESHMAN GIRLS IN THE JANITOR'S CLOSET, OR PAYING STREET HOOKERS WITH 5$ CHIPS FROM THE BELLAGIO, MICKEY ASSEMBLES A TEAM OF M.I.T.'S BRIGHTEST TO "BREAK" VEGAS. THE TEAM CONSISTS OF FIVE STUDENTS. THREE OF WHOM ARE WORTH MENTIONING. THERE'S JIM STURGESS'S CHARACTER WHO IS THE BEST COUNTER AND INITIALLY, MOST RELUCTANT PARTICIPANT. HE LATER DISCOVERS HIS HESITATION TO FOLLOW MICKEY WAS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. THEN THERE'S KATE BOSWORTH'S MATH-ADDICT. THIS ONE'S RICH. SHE LOOKS LIKE THE TYPE OF GIRL WHO COULDN'T COUNT HER OWN TITS AFTER A DECADE AT ROLLINS COLLEGE. HOWEVER, IN HOLLYWOOD SHE'S AN M.I.T. MASTERMIND HIDING BIG BRAINS IN HER BREASTS. THEN THERE'S AARON YOO'S CHARACTER. SIMPLY THE BEST. HE REALLY PUTS THE FUNNY BACK IN "HEY LOOK AT THAT ASIAN KID." WHICH IS A GOOD THING, EVER SINCE CHOO: THAT GUNSLINGER AT VIRGINIA TECH WHO APPARENTLY, HAD ENOUGH OF HIS MATH CLASS. THE TWO OTHER KEY CAST MEMBERS SHOULD'VE BEEN BUDGET CUTS. THEY BROUGHT LESS TO TABLE THAN A HOMELESS MAN. YOU REALLY DON'T NEED TO SEE THIS MOVIE IN THE THEATER. IF YOU LOVED THE BOOK, "BREAKING VEGAS," YOU SHOULD STILL WAIT FOR THE DVD.....I FORGOT TO MENTION, MORPHEUS, PLAYS A PIT BOSS IN 21. OBVIOUSLY LARRY FISHBOURNE IS TOP-NOTCH. HE'S REALLY BEEN TEARING UP THE SCREEN SINCE DEEP COVER.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Fishbourne's best role since Biker Boyz. Man, does that guy have a talented agent.