Leaving Las Vegas

Name: Leaving Las Vegas
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: October 27, 1995
Duration: 111 min
Rating: 82
Cast: Elisabeth Shue, Nicolas Cage

1995

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MGM Home Entertainment | Release Date: October 27, 1995 | R

Starring: Elisabeth Shue, Nicolas Cage

Summary: After being fired, an alcoholic screenwriter (Nicolas Cage) takes his final paycheck to Las Vegas where he plans to drink himself to death. He comes in contact with a prostitute (Elizabeh Shue) who needs to be needed.

Director: Mike Figgis

Genre(s): Drama, Romance

Rating: R

Runtime: 111 min

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Leonard Klady

The film pulls no punches, takes no prisoners and flies in the face of feel-good pictures. Read full review

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Roger Ebert

Cage and Shue make these cliches into unforgettable people. Read full review

Janet Maslin

Mr. Cage digs deep to find his character's inner demons while also capturing the riotous energy of his outward charm. Read full review

Michael Wilmington

I don't see how you can get away from calling Cage’s performance a great one. [10 November 1995, Friday, p.C]

Desson Thomson

What keeps the film (adapted from the late John O'Brien's harrowing semi-autobiographical book) from being completely unbearable are the extraordinary performances. Read full review

Marjorie Baumgarten

An amazing, bracing, funny, audacious, tender, and sobering piece of filmmaking. Few movies have ever dared to be this remorseless in their portraits of addiction. Read full review

Richard Schickel

A movie that may be just a bit too pleased with its own artful bleakness. Read full review

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cameronmorewood

Nov 15, 2012

It's deep, surreal, and offers a kind of operatic ecstasy that is both wonderful and heartbreaking at the same time. Nicholas Cage and Elisabeth Shue also deliver flawless performances.

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gracjanski

Sep 29, 2021

Great character movie with a top actor in a perfect performance. Elisabeth Shue was also great. Also they fit together well, so it is a pleasure to see them. The story doesnt explain everything, but you dont need to know everything because the relationship is the focus of the movie.

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Tchaivkosky

May 22, 2020

Es abrasadora y desoladora especialmente entre más se adentra en su desarrollo llegando a estándares de plenitud, sin duda, un drama realista que derrama bellas gotas de cariño mientras se camina por el borde del abismo.

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omotestGump

Apr 2, 2023

It's dark, heavy, and not pleasant to watch, but don't let that stop you from hating this film.

The acting is tremendous. Even the smallest details, such as Nicolas Cage's alcoholic hand trembling, looked so real. Elisabeth Shue also seemed to match surprisingly well, although I wasIt's dark, heavy, and not pleasant to watch, but don't let that stop you from hating this film.

The acting is tremendous. Even the smallest details, such as Nicolas Cage's alcoholic hand trembling, looked so real. Elisabeth Shue also seemed to match surprisingly well, although I was surprised that she would play such a role since she was a purist.

The story, however, is a list of the darkness of the rough underworld. Alcoholics, prostitutes... As the characters represent, everything in the film is in trouble. But I guess it is a kind of message that they intentionally portrayed Las Vegas in such a dark way. I can understand that. This film focuses on the relationship between Cage and Xu, but in the background is the darkness of the city of Las Vegas. So perhaps it makes sense to make a film about it in this way as well. However, the viewer is left with a dark and sad feeling. It would not be a good feeling, because it would be piled up in a number of ways.
I sometimes think that a little more joyful stories could have been added, but this story is not a wrong approach to convey a strong message, and the storytelling would come across with stronger feelings that way.… Expand

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Fuggit

Oct 30, 2020

Dreadfully-written story with one-note characters who aren't performed well. The script is written as a romantic drama but feels like a dark comedy. As far as unintentionally funny Nicolas Cage performances go, this one is pretty decent. Don't expect a nuanced portrayal of alcoholism here,Dreadfully-written story with one-note characters who aren't performed well. The script is written as a romantic drama but feels like a dark comedy. As far as unintentionally funny Nicolas Cage performances go, this one is pretty decent. Don't expect a nuanced portrayal of alcoholism here, it's just belligerent behavior that would be best suited for a comedy.

All of the hype comes from the director using 16mm film which gave it an arthouse look at a time when that wasn't commonplace. This movie has nothing else going for it. The moments without Cage are vapid, boring, and/or unnecessarily depressing. Overall, I'd say this film is what The Room could've been with a bigger budget. It makes about as much sense and has just as much artistic merit.… Expand

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