Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
90 %
Reviews Counted: 40 Fresh: 36 Rotten:4 Average Rating: 7.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins
Synopsis: With LEAVING LAS VEGAS, director Mike Figgis spun critical gold out of what would appear to be a maudlin and hackneyed premise--a down-and-out drunk meets a hooker with a heart of gold. The reason for the film's success lies partly in its refusal to moralize, but mostly it is the strong... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Elisabeth Shue, Julian Sands, Richard Lewis, David Brisbin
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The film pulls no punches, takes no prisoners and flies in the face of feel-good pictures.
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02/11/08
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It's a relief when so dark a film refuses to preach, trusting the viewer to draw his own conclusions about the roots of America's self-destructive funk.
02/11/08
The plot goes nowhere, but under the pornographic circumstances Figgis, Cage, and Shue all do fine jobs.
02/11/08
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An obviously safe, bland, overly pretentious reading of an ancient story, complete with the stock "hooker with a heart of gold" character.
05/15/03
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