Britain braced for arrival of top gambling film

Reporters in the States have gone pun-tastic in their praise of the latest blockbuster film to hit the big screen.

The gambling drama "21" they say 'hit the jackpot in it's first weekend opening in number one position in the US and taking in about £12 million over two days.'

So why all the fuss? Well for one the film is based on a true gambling story and stars the Oscar winning actor Kevin Spacey.

Spacey plays the role of the student's coach in the film which is due to be released here in the UK next weekend (April 11th).

Its claimed the film is inspired by Ben Mezrich's best-seller "Bringing the house down", the true story of some Massachusetts students who took Vegas by storm in the early to mid ninties.

The film attracted much criticism in pre-production over a racial issue. Although the main characters upon which the film 21 is based were Asian-American, studio executives determined that "most of the film's actors would be white, with perhaps an Asian female."

Now though it's time to see one of gambling's most succesful and legendary dream teams return for one last hustle. It's a gambler's dream, miss it at your peril.