Jack in Black

Obie 2022-01-25 08:07:02

This story has a real prototype, that is, a group of college teachers and students use their mathematical talents to play blackjack gambling - some people are said to have made a lot of money, and some people have written books and published them. However, after Hollywood changed it, adding love, trust, morality and other condiments, presumably the real story will be very boring. The teacher played by Kevin Spacey is still so charming and so wise, which makes the other handsome boys and beauties extraordinarily young. The scenes of his training and gambling in the casino are also very good (the probability of three doors in the film is quite interesting, which has caused many fans to discuss), but it is a pity that the film only stays on the surface of a good-looking gambling film and does not go into depth. unfolds, and the cliché of the hero returning to school at the end feels even more tedious.
BTW: Three stars for the movie, the extra one is for Kevin Spacey.

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Extended Reading
  • Rusty 2022-03-21 09:01:31

    MIT, Gunius, Math... So What is going to dazzle me?

  • Kristoffer 2022-04-23 07:01:32

    It feels no different from The Last Casino

21 quotes

  • [Ben talks to Miles about the cost of having to go to school being expensive]

    Ben Campbell: You know, tuition fees and living expenses alone cost over $300,000. $300,000.

    Miles Connoly: It's outrageous. It's astronomically high. I get it.

    Ben Campbell: You know, I just thought there was more to life than just money.

    Miles Connoly: Well, look at the bright side, I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance.

  • [Cole Williams punches a card gambler in the dark basement of the casino]

    Cole Williams: You think you can beat the system.

    Cole Williams: [Cole holds up his fist] This is the system, beating you back!

    Cole Williams: [Cole punches the Gambler's chest] You wanna count cards, you do it in Atlantic City. Get him up.

    Terry: [Terry lifts up the kid] Come on, kid.

    Cole Williams: Count to five. Count to five!

    Gambler: [the gambler stammers] What... What?

    Cole Williams: Count to five so I know you don't have brain damage, you can go home.

    Terry: [Terry growls into the gambler's ear] Start with one.

    Gambler: One, two, three, four, five.

    Cole Williams: Good. Now, stop counting!