21!!!!

I've heard that this is one of the best movies released this year, and therefore i watched this movie a short while ago. True enough, this movie held me spell bound for 2 hours. And at the end of the movie i was as astonished as the Harvard med scholarship administrator. However here goes the crux of the movie.

Ben Campbell is a brilliant student who studies at MIT. His long cherished dream is to study at Harvard Medical School, but unfortunately could not afford to pay the high fees. Therefore he applies for Robinson Scholarship. But the scholarship administrator says that the scholarship will be awarded to only one person who "dazzles" ie the one who"jumps out"of the page. He then asks Ben to tell some true life experience. Ben then tells the administrator his story.


Ben is a intellectual fellow who works hard in MIT and is regarded highly by his professors. After he successfully solves an intellectual math problem, his professor invites him to join a gang which makes money by counting cards in Las Vegas casinos. Although initially Ben is reluctant, he soon masters the system and then goes to casinos to earn sufficient money to pay for his Harvard Med Expenses. After enjoying the high life which comes with money Ben finds it hard to stop playing even after he earned the money required for his tution fees. He then falls out with his professor who then leaves the gang. Meanwhile the Casino's security guard suspects Ben and then allows Ben after stern warning. When Ben returns to his dorm he finds that his earnings has been taken away from him and he cannot complete his MIT degree on time.

Devasted, he asks Rosa, his professor, to accompany him to casino for one last time. Rosa agrees and the team play under a disguise. After raking in money, the security guard spots them and they begin to flee in different directions. Ben hands over the bag containing the chips to Rosa who then quitely exits the casino and gets into a car. When he opens the bag, it is revealed that the bag which was supposed to contain chips contains chocolate coins.Ben switches the bag before handing it over to Rosa as a part of agreement which he has with the casino security guard. When Ben eventually exits the casino with the chips, he is intercepted by the guard who then demands that he give up the chips and return home empty handed. Ben has no option but to oblidge.

He recounts this fascinating story to the scholarship administrator and then asks him "Did i dazzle you professor??" "Did i jump out??" The professor stares at him in shock and awe.