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Created Aug 02, 2008 12:25AM PST • Edited Aug 02, 2008 12:25AM PST

1. Quality

2. Summary

   Very Good 3.5

   Kevin Spacey was perfect as the calculating MIT math professor who “corrupted” students by sucking them in to the money-making world of Vegas card-counting. I also liked Jim Sutgess and Kate Bosworth as the pair who, besides Spacey, are the stars of the show with decent chemistry between them. Jim has a good-boy charm worthy of getting the girl, and Kate is both hot and believable as a nice girl. Lawrence Fishburne also puts in a noteworthy appearance as the casino cop – threatened by new world technology for catching the bad guys. The movie is a tad formulaic, but nonetheless great fun to watch – with some interesting twists. After all, who doesn’t have dreams of beating the odds in Vegas?

4. Acting

   Very Good 3.5

5. Male Stars Very Good 3.5

6. Female Stars Very Good 3.5

7. Female Costars Very Good 3.5

8. Male Costars Very Good 3.5

10. Film

    Very Good 3.5

11. Direction Very Good 3.5

12. Play Very Good 3.5

13. Music Very Good 3.5

14. Visuals Very Good 3.5
15. Content

16. Edge

    Risqué 1.7

17. Sex Titillating 1.7

18. Violence Fierce 1.7

19. Rudeness Salty 1.7

21. Reality

    Glib 1.7

22. Circumstantial Glib 1.7

23. Biological Glib 1.7

24. Physical Glib 1.7