Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
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Reviews Counted:44
Fresh:39
Rotten:5
Average Rating:7.6/10
Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: With LEAVING LAS VEGAS, director Mike Figgis spun critical gold out of what would appear to be a maudlin and hackneyed premise--a down-and-out drunk meets a hooker with a heart of gold. The reason... [More]
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Elisabeth Shue, Julian Sands, Richard Lewis
Director: Mike Figgis
Reviews for Leaving Las Vegas
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Figgis' film, one of the few to show the sleazy flip-side of the glossy city of Las Vega, offers an unblinking portrayal of alcoholism. Full Review |
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It certainly has the courage of its convictions. Full Review |
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We're not talking high, morally instructive tragedy here, just a hard lesson in postmodernist outlawry and its sad little anarchies. Full Review |
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The film pulls no punches, takes no prisoners and flies in the face of feel-good pictures. Full Review |
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3/4 |
It's a relief when so dark a film refuses to preach, trusting the viewer to draw his own conclusions about the roots of America's self-destructive funk. Full Review |
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The plot goes nowhere, but under the pornographic circumstances Figgis, Cage, and Shue all do fine jobs. Full Review |
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5/5 |
Figgis presents disintegration as a state of grace. Full Review |
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9/10 |
An uncompromising, surprisingly poignant skid-row love story.
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5/5 |
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A- |
Grim yet compelling, downbeat but not really depressing, Mike Figgis' multi-nuanced portrait of an alcoholic, splendidly played by Oscar winner Nicholas Cage, is easily is most accomplished and haunting picture. Full Review |
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4/5 |
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3.5/4 |
A haunting, heartbreaking film. Full Review |
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3/5 |
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4/5 |
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5/5 |
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4/5 |
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4/5 |
Small, searing film. Full Review |
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3/4 |
What gives the film power is Nicholas Cage. Full Review |
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1/5 |
An obviously safe, bland, overly pretentious reading of an ancient story, complete with the stock "hooker with a heart of gold" character.
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