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A |
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| Story: |
C+ |
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| Acting: |
A+ |
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| Direction: |
A |
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| Visuals: |
B |
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Great Acting
by Josh (movies profile)
Jul 13, 2007
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3 people found this review helpful
Leaving Las Vegas has some of the best performances of the ninetees and some wonderful direction and a fine screenplay. This makes it more than worth watching and into a film you should really see and I am giving it a four star rating for the things I just mentioned and it's sheer power and ability to change lives. But I do wan't to say that it is also a very flawed film and that the story fails to really go anywhere and it feels the same throughout the whole film.
Nicolas Cage is a wonderful actor and this is most likely his best performance although Adaptation could give it a run for it's money. He is amazing getting the drunk completely right. Elizabeth Shue is also amazing as a hooker who falls in love with him. The direction is also Oscar worthy mostly because it manages to really make you care about the characters and to manipulate your emotions even with such a mediocre story and a screenplay that is not much better.
A gut wrenching film with some powerful performances and great direction that will end up disturbing the heck out of you. |
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