Review of Leaving Las Vegas (1995) by Rick P — 20 Sep 2009
"Have you ever had the feeling, that the world's gone and left you behind?" - Sting.
I'm a sucker for love stories. I also love dark comedy. Throw in some greek tragedy and you've got one of my favorite movies of all time: FEAR AND LOATH...oh wait. I do that all the time. LEAVING LAS VEGAS. There is nothing better when you are depressed and want to feel sorry for yourself, than making a date with a bottle of whiskey and watching this heart-breaker. Doomed love is a popular subject in theatre and film. This film puts a great bluesy, boozy, sexy, Vegasy spin on it.
In my opinion, this is Nicolas Cage's finest performance. I will basically forgive him for any bad choices he makes because of this movie. Elisabeth Shue is a street-Venus in this movie, as far as I'm concerned. Their chemistry, combined with amazing music (some jazz standards gorgeously sung by Sting) and great directing create that beautiful sadness contained in many of my favorite movies.
This review of Leaving Las Vegas (1995) was written by Rick P on 20 Sep 2009.
Leaving Las Vegas has generally received very positive reviews.
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