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Metascore®48 out of 100 | Mixed or average reviews

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 75
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    The fun of 21 is the way that this sharp, hyperaware star in the making, his face as readable as a mood ring, pours us into an adrenalized cocktail of fear, desire, and mental buzz. Read full review

  • 70
    The Hollywood Reporter | John DeFore

    Escapist moviegoers happy to live out a flashy fantasy get a brief comeuppance and still walk away from the table with a little something in their pockets. Read full review

  • 70
    Variety | Joe Leydon

    Picture shrewdly shuffles together attractive young leads, cagey screen vets and a fantasy-fulfillment scenario in a slickly polished package that should appeal to anyone who's ever dreamed of beating the odds. Read full review

  • 50
    Chicago Tribune | Michael Phillips

    21 isn’t pretentious, exactly, but it’s damn close, and in trying to whip up a melodramatic morality tale the film becomes an increasingly flabby slog. Read full review

  • 50
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    While not exactly a zero, 21 lags and fails to measure up dramatically. Read full review

  • 50
    Los Angeles Times | Kevin Crust

    What might have been a complex story dealing with greed and high-stakes betrayal among the young intellectual elite in America's gaming playground is instead treated as a slick, glossy romp. Read full review

  • 50
    ReelViews | James Berardinelli

    21 doesn't spin a good enough yarn. Read full review

  • 42
    The Onion (A.V. Club) | Scott Tobias

    Short of counting the cards out loud, these geniuses seem to do everything they can to get caught. Read full review

  • 40
    The New York Times | Manohla Dargis

    Greed is good and comes without a hint of conscience in 21, a feature-length bore about some smarty-pants who take Vegas for a ride. Read full review

  • 30
    Village Voice | Robert Wilonsky

    A movie that wastes a lot of time and money and really, REALLY shoulda stayed in Vegas. Read full review

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