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Summary: Lighten up and enjoy!
Review: Like just about any comedy, attempted comedy or unintended comedy (you'll find Demi Moore's "Striptease" in the comedy section at Blockbuster), to enjoy it you can not analyse it sceptically and logically. There is no point in knocking it on those grounds because of course the storyline is far-fetched. If they were trying to make the movie even a little realistic they wouldnt have a character called Mr. Sandwich. Lighten up, put your brain in neutral and enjoy. I think Las Vegas in general is ripe for parody and they do a good job with it in this movie. Maybe its not the most original concept, but who cares, as long as its funny. The usage of Elvis music throughout the movie also reflects comedic genious. I think both Caan and Cage have fantastic memorable lines in this movie. One that comes to mind frequently when waiting in lines at the airport is the one about the airport police who are going to take NC to airport jail. Living in Hawaii, I also love the Chief Orman scene and the dialog with Mahi-Mahi. If you want to disengage yourself and laugh a lot, this movie comes highly recommended. If you want a cure for insomnia, "JFK" comes highly recommended.
Rating:
Summary: Lighten up and enjoy!
Review: Like just about any comedy, attempted comedy or unintended comedy (you'll find Demi Moore's "Striptease" in the comedy section at Blockbuster), to enjoy it you can not analyse it sceptically and logically. There is no point in knocking it on those grounds because of course the storyline is far-fetched. If they were trying to make the movie even a little realistic they wouldnt have a character called Mr. Sandwich. Lighten up, put your brain in neutral and enjoy. I think Las Vegas in general is ripe for parody and they do a good job with it in this movie. Maybe its not the most original concept, but who cares, as long as its funny. The usage of Elvis music throughout the movie also reflects comedic genious. I think both Caan and Cage have fantastic memorable lines in this movie. One that comes to mind frequently when waiting in lines at the airport is the one about the airport police who are going to take NC to airport jail. Living in Hawaii, I also love the Chief Orman scene and the dialog with Mahi-Mahi. If you want to disengage yourself and laugh a lot, this movie comes highly recommended. If you want a cure for insomnia, "JFK" comes highly recommended.
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Summary: Who cares what the critics say?
Review: LOVED IT!!!! It is one of my favorites! Sometimes critics get too caught up in reviewing that ultimate "Oscar" movie. This is for pure entertainment! A committment phobe, his girlfriend and a psychotic mobster make a hilarious pins and needles combination. The scenes are fabulous in both Hawaii and Vegas. The soundtrack is simply the best! If you love Vegas, Elvis and all that goes with a wacky relationship, this one is for you!
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Summary: Hilarious if you're in the right frame of mind!
Review: Many friends of mine didn't like this movie until I got them to notice its little quirky intricacies. Cage is fantastic as the melodramatic undercover cop; Parker and Caan do great supporting jobs in this special comedy. Some might feel Cage is overacting throughout the film, but that is what gives the movie its real special "character." Give it a shot.
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Summary: Cures insomnia
Review: Sad but good for thirty seconds was Anne Bancroft on her death bed getting her son Nicolas Cage to promise never to marry. This scene is followed by two minutes of running the credits over a cutesy cartoon sequence like something retro from the late fifties or early sixties. SURE he's never going to marry, especially when his girl friend is Sarah Jessica Parker, pretty girl with very rounded tush and gams of steel. This is a low-brow flick, stupid enough to be campy, or at least that was the idea. Elvis impersonators are always good for a laugh, right? And James Caan as a sleazy Vegas gambler, that's good, huh? And a guy losing his wife in a card game? You gotta love it! Not. As in NOT funny, NOT clever, NOT interesting and NOT worth watching. I gave up after about fifteen minutes, and I tried, I really did. (Actually, my insomnia was not completely cured. I had a relapse, and I confess: I watched the whole thing!) Just joking. This is actually a fun film to watch, diverting and full of laughs. (Ha, ha, ha, ha!)
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Summary: Ignore critics, what do they know?
Review: The first time I saw this film, I thought the parts in Hawaii were a bit long, and Caan's character a bit typical, but the second time I watched it, I didn't care. This film is funny, ironic, and, even if you don't like those things, it's got some great shots of Hawaii. We follow Nicholas Cage as he goes from paranoid about being married to losing his girlfriend in a poker game, and then goes to Hawaii to find her, misses her by about two seconds, and has to fly to Vegas with a group of Flying Elvises (of course, he's got to also jump out of a plane dressed like Elvis to get to Vegas, as the plane itself lands in Denver, or something like that). Critics say this film runs out of laughs. I say, it gains laughs, and there's a plot, too. Can someone tell me why this film is not in print!
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Summary: Cliche
Review: The villain said one phrase that I hadn't predicted. The whole rest of the movie I had top to bottom. I even guessed the cloths the heroine was going to be wearing in the final scene. A couple goes to Vegas to get married; the guy gets in debt; the villain clears the debt on condition he can be with the guy's fiancee for a weekend. Of course, the villain claims nothing romantic; and of course, he starts romancing her the moment their out of sight; then of course, she falls for him; then of course, she falls back for the hero; and the end is happy. If you want that. I'll say this: for what they had to work with, the story was rather charming.
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Summary: Cliche
Review: The villain said one phrase that I hadn't predicted. The whole rest of the movie I had top to bottom. I even guessed the cloths the heroine was going to be wearing in the final scene. A couple goes to Vegas to get married; the guy gets in debt; the villain clears the debt on condition he can be with the guy's fiancee for a weekend. Of course, the villain claims nothing romantic; and of course, he starts romancing her the moment their out of sight; then of course, she falls for him; then of course, she falls back for the hero; and the end is happy. If you want that. I'll say this: for what they had to work with, the story was rather charming.
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Summary: A Hilarious Lesson In Love And Marriage.
Review: The wonderfully talented and versatile Nicholas Cage turns in a great comic performance in this Andrew Bergman comedy adventure. .............. Cage plays Jack Singer, a commitmentphobic private investigator who loves longtime galpal schoolteacher Betsy (Sarah Jessica Parker) but, "Just hasn't gotten around to marrying her." ............... Like most women who have been waiting on their love a bit too long for the comfort of the commit and not getting past the girlfriend status to wife, Betsy delivers the ultimatum, marriage orgoodbye. .............. Jack, not wanting to lose Betsy, decides they'll finally get married in Vegas. Unfortunately, Jack is diverted from his plans by Tommy Korman, smarmily played by the great veteran talent James Caan. Korman is a "Garment district" guy, and major player on the Vegas gambling circuit. He decides to invite Jack to a "complimentary" poker game after spying Betsy in the hotel lobby, and deciding she will be the look alike replacement for his deceased wife. ............ From there, lot's of laughs, mayhem, twists, trips and a competition between Cage and Caan's characters that lead to a "Flying Elvis's" declaration of love that will ultimately see to it that the best man wins. .............. No matter how many times I view this movie, it always remains a fresh and fun adventure that leaves me with a smile on my face. The three leads are terrific, and there are plenty of funny cameos along the way as well. Peter Boyle as "Chief Orman" a burnt-out Indian wanna-be, is truly hilarious. Pat Morita, Ben Stein, and more amusing familiar faces appear as well. ................ This is one of my all time favorite comedies, and one that I wouldn't hesitate to recommend to anyone looking for a "feel good" first rate comedy film experience.
Rating:
Summary: Great Comedy
Review: This is one of my favorite Nicholas Cage films. This movie was perfect for his style of humor. I can and have watched this film at least 35 times :-)
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