The film is fun entertainment. The music adds to the fun. While the film could be shorter, Renee Russo keeps the chemistry going. It would have been nice if cops Leary & his African-American colleague had been given a little more of a role. You get the feeling that it could have been done without distracting from the fabulous Russo.
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Leaving Las Vegas
(1995)
Elisabeth Shue is the reason to watch.
12 May 1999
Elizabeth Shue gives a brave, complex performance. While Nicholas Cage simply drinks, Shue must demonstrate a wide range of emotions as she struggles to deal with the situation. She faces a wider variety of danger (her situation as a prostitute is not sugarcoated) and shame (she apologizes to others for Cage's misbehavior). I do think the film gives short shrift to the decidedly unglamorous physical deterioration that comes with drinking. But I also think the film deserves credit for avoiding psychobabble!
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