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City Cinema | George Clooney

One For Bad, Two For Good

by American Way Staff
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The man who first told the story of this month's big-screen gambling movie, 21, is proof that the house doesn't always win. By Eric Celeste

 

 

 

Sin City Cinema

 

The movie 21 is one in a long line of gambling films. We think these three are the best bets.

 

Ocean's Eleven,
2001
It gets the appeal of Vegas right: whiskey on the rocks, sleek suits, effortlessly cool. There, nothing's as it seems. And George Clooney's quote reveals the perfect understanding of card-counting strategy: "… When that perfect hand comes along, you bet, and you bet big; then you take the house."


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