Review of Last Vegas (2013) by Mrmoviebuff — 16 Sep 2016

When an older man wants to marry a very young girl in Las Vegas, and invites his friends, all the same age as he is, things can get crazy, and they certainly do in 'Last Vegas'.

The movie stars Michael Douglas as Billy Gherson, a successful businessman who lives in Malibu, California with his very young girlfriend, Lisa (Bre Blair) who he asks to marry her, and she says "Yes" without hesitating. Billy then decides that Vegas is where he wants to get married, and he calls his long time childhood friends; Sam (Kevin Kline), Archie (Morgan Freeman) and Paddy (Robert De Niro) who is angry at Billy for reasons of his own.

When the four men arrive at Las Vegas, they start to take things into their own hands and party like they're not even old men. There are many scenes where we see young women throwing themselves at these characters, and the men seem to be having a good time... all except for Paddy.

I admired 'Last Vegas' for its use of these characters, Douglas is good at being the leader of the group and De Niro works as the constantly fused and sometimes reluctant odd one out. Freeman and Kline do well in their more comedic roles which does keep the movie going for the most part.

The problem is; this is almost like any other comedy of this particular setting you've seen before... it's almost as if 'The Hangover' (2009) was pushed ahead of time and this is the result of the comedy you get. Sometimes, the comedy tries too hard to make it seems limitless, and more often than not, the plot is put to a dead standstill from time to time, making you think that the movie's run time, which is only 105 minutes, can feel a little stretched out.

This is okay for any senior to watch and have mindless fun, but for the most part, it could have had better potential.