The fictionalised “true” story of a group of MIT students who, along with a teacher use a card counting method to win large in Las Vegas.
Our protagonist is an entirely repugnant and unsatisfying character for the large majority of the movie, and went a long way to stopping any enjoyment I could have in the film.
Put simply: with some very dodgy writing and plot elements, and a terrible main character, they really just missed the mark.
It’s too bad, I wanted to enjoy it, but the good performances from much of the cast – my favourite being Choi (Aaron Yoo), a delighfully kleptomaniac student, with good screen presence – just couldn’t save it.
Don’t bother.