Review of Leaving Las Vegas (1995) by Ethan W — 03 Dec 2008

Nicholson outstanding as an alcoholic. interesting ideas about acceptance of coping mechanisms in a broken world...but very crude i've warned you.

This review of Leaving Las Vegas (1995) was written by Ethan W on 03 Dec 2008.

Leaving Las Vegas has generally received very positive reviews.

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