Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
Genre: Drama / Romance
Duration: 111 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Mike Figgis
Stars: Nicolas Cage, Elisabeth Shue and Julian Sands
IMDb score:
7,5 (139.842)
Releasedate: 27 October 1995
Leaving Las Vegas plot
"I Love You... The Way You Are."
Ben (Nicolas Cage), a failed Hollywood screenwriter, is an incorrigible alcoholic. When he loses his family, his job and any prospects for the future, he decides to burn his ships behind him. He leaves for Las Vegas where he wants to meet his end in a long burst of alcohol and self-destruction. Then he meets the prostitute, Sera (Elisabeth Shue), who is desperate for love and on the run from her pimp. Ben and Sera become entangled in a relationship and find some respite from their hitherto bleak life.
Actors and actresses
Ben Sanderson
Sera
Yuri
Peter
Marc Nussbaum
Sheila
Debbie
Man At Bar
Terri
L.A. Bartender
Reviews & comments
wihu61
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- 901 messages
- 467 votes
I found him as an alcoholic, and her as a prostitute downright unbelievable. Then you can throw in a few kilos of jazzy music and some neon lights for the atmosphere... it just doesn't work.
The reaction of that hotel owner to breaking that table, that was actually the only striking moment in this mediocre film.
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Alathir
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- 2110 messages
- 1622 votes
Not quite convinced of the chemistry between Cage and Shue. It already starts a bit because of Cage's overacting in the beginning. Obviously that's what he's best at, but it doesn't exactly make him likeable. He tells the typical drunken talk and harass women. In fact, he does all kinds of small things that are actually unacceptable. Then he meets Sera, quite by chance, and they just as coincidentally end up in a kind of relationship where they love each other without getting annoyed at each other. They take each other as they are and that's probably important in any relationship, but if this is pretty much the moral of the story, it's pretty disappointing. Of course it's not quite but if you really want to make the movie strong, they would fight for each other to go for a better life. Now we get a depressing movie and a very predictable ending that, frankly, I didn't care.
I also didn't think the music was very appropriate, I would also think that it was a bit overdone. It doesn't feel quite balanced to create the right atmosphere. Jazz is the genre for atmosphere but is often not well timed here. Just like I didn't find the story quite balanced. Eventually the makers seem to get this too and have Shue raped and beaten up by a gang of crazy bastards to get some attention around her situation. Despite Shue being a pretty lady and certainly in those sexy outfits, I can't get around the fact that it's all a bit too much. Even what Cage is supposedly drinking here in alcohol, even 5 people can't even drink without ending up in a coma.
Then we have what is really missing and that is background on both characters. There may be room for suggestion but we know next to nothing about their past. This, in my opinion, suffers greatly from this.
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Baboesjka
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- 891 messages
- 1676 votes
Nice movie! I am very impressed with it. I found it at the thrift store and I wasn't sure if I'd like it. I'm glad I bought it. In terms of story, it's really my thing. I was completely absorbed in it, partly because of the beautiful and matching music that enhances the gloomy and compelling atmosphere. Strong acting. It touched me. A favourite! 5*
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- 0 votes
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