betrayal

• 21 directed by Robert Luketic (2008)

  [5/10]

  "The camera and the film editor do more work than the actors. We see hundreds of close up shots of casino chips, winning blackjack hands, and brief shots of the actors' faces smiling in flushed glee. The film relies on the rush of emotions viewers will feel in response to the large sums of money and not the acting."

• Enemy at the Gates directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud (2001)

  [8/10]

  "Vassili Zaitsev shot 149 Germans during the 1942 battle for Stalingrad. Enemy at the Gates depicts Vassili and his legendary duel with the German sniper Major Konig."

  Average score: 6.50