Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!

Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Kinley This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

Gymnopedies ...A romantic way to go...if there was such a way. But Ben never used to be like that. At the start of this neon soaked masterpiece we see Ben ridding himself of the last remnants of family life and leaving it all behind for the drink. We see a photo of himself, his wife and his son before the drink had a grip on him. You could say that Ben had it all but he was always chasing something more elusive - that his family could not provide him. Things fell down for him like dominoes, his friends, his job, his family...everything......but the drink was always there like a loyal friend. Ben was a man that could not be stopped....he was pushing that self-destruct button hard an that is how it was for Ben.Sera with an "E". S-E-R-A....on the other hand was a lonely prostitute who you always felt was always striving to feel loved - loved in the context of something more deeper or spiritual and not the kind of superficial 'love' she was getting from her clients, No, she always was seeking to be loved by the men in her life.On the outset this doesn't seem like you typical romantic flick but there is something oddly romantic about it nonetheless. Especially considering they are both on the fast track to oblivion. They hadn't much but at least they had each other....but not for long - something had to give in this high inflammable relationship. You could see where the relationship was going but that didn't make it any easier.'Sting' provides us with the Jazzy soundtrack that really gives the film an extra boost and sets up the atmosphere nicely in Sin City. Nicolas Cage in his best performance of his career plays a great drunk and Elisabeth Shue should have won an academy award for her portrayal of a lost soul. 'Leaving Las Vegas' is a deeply sad portrayal of a man who once had it all - he is perceptive of his situation and he knows what he wants and in that same breath it is a romantic way to go.

Floated2 Leaving Las Vegas was delivered by the Academy given the Best Actor in a leading role to Nicolas Cage and after watching this film, one can succeed and see as to how his performance was powerful and delivered. But more than anything, the heart of the film is in the performances. Also Elisabeth Shue plays Sera, and she really comes out as an angel. She has many rough scenes, but Shue achieves to keep her character deeply human and good. It's an exceptional performance. She could have hold the film by herself, but that isn't considering her opposite, Nicolas Cage. Show cases that he's truly one of the most gifted actors of his generation. This was probably the most impressive performance of his career. Compared to the present time, as most of his recent films appear to be non Hollywood films and straight to video where he phones it in for paychecks, this film is where the praise in which fans have considered about in.

Screen_Blitz Alcohol addiction is the dangerous feat, and films with gloomy character studies like these can be difficult to sit through and hit too close to home, particularly those who have a family member dealing with a similar problem. This film directed by Mile Figgis however, is about something more than alcoholism. It is a romantic story between a man who's alcoholism becomes a primary treatment for his dominating depression, and a woman who becomes his last light of levity before he lets his depression consume him; and this film doesn't come without phenomenal performances by it's spellbinding leads who tug at the heart strings almost every chance they get. Based on the novel by John O'Brien who at the age of 34 allegedly shot himself around the time Mike Figgis launch this film on production, this drama piece stars Nicolas Cage as a former Los Angelos screenwriter Ben Sanderson who's alcohol addiction costs him his wife, his son, and eventually his job in Hollywood. With his plunged to rock-bottom, Ben decides he has no way of moving on anymore. In response, he leaves everything behind in his Los Angelos home and moves to an apartment in Las Vegas with a large array of booze to do one last thing: drink himself to death. Unexpectedly along the way, he meets sexy prostitute Sera (played by Elizabeth Shue) who has problems of her own, she is stuck in relationship with a manipulative pimp named Yuri (played by Julian Sands). But once he severs ties with him, she finds herself suddenly involved with a relationship with Ben.From beginning to end, this film is certainly not your average love story between with a man and a woman with different critical backgrounds. In fact, almost every common trope in the romantic genre is thrown out the window in favor for a more intelligent, riveting, but nonetheless deeply depressing romantic tale. This one is definitely not an easy one to sit through as the story centers on a man who's lost all hope in life and bargains in on alcoholism as a therapeutic practice for his clinically depressed state, and the film pervades this with a gloomy atmosphere. In the midst of this, it also provides a sense of hope when the main character touches ties with a young prostitute who he unexpectedly finds as his source of conformity. Soon, the relationship that forms between the two serves as the emotional core of the story. It's smart, it's realistic, and it never tries to go for the melodramatic route but instead lets its emotional resonance run naturally; and with the riveting performances by both Nicolas Cage and Elizabeth Shue motivating the gravity of the story, the results in a powerful, of poignant romantic tale. Though the gloomy atmosphere is enough to turn some viewers away as there is rarely moments of levity and the amount of humor is as scarce as water in a desert, but the great level of nuance and the irony of how Sera never makes a desperate attempt to stop Ben from drinking himself to death simply because of her love to fulfill his desires before he ends his life make this a film with great admiration. Leaving Las Vegas is a powerful, potent romantic piece complete with a phenomenal performance by Nicolas Cage and co-star Elizabeth Shue, and Mike Figgis's successful direction on bringing John O'Brien's memoir to the silver screen. It's a smart, riveting drama best recommended for fans of Nicolas Cage, but in the other hand should only be watched once as the overall depressing atmosphere of this film more than likely destined to be a difficult for first viewing, let alone a replay.

SnoopyStyle Hollywood screenwriter Ben Sanderson (Nicolas Cage) is a hopeless drunk and self-destructing. He loses his job and his family. He decides to destroy everything in his home, drive to Las Vegas and drink himself to death. He runs into call girl Sera (Elisabeth Shue) and hires her. Her abusive pimp Yuri (Julian Sands) had followed her out from L.A. He's broke and on the run from a gang. Ben and Sera begin a relationship accepting each other's flaws. However these flaws overtake them in the end.This is a movie about a drunk and a hooker with a heart of gold. Cage and Shue make this more than the simple cliché it sounds like. They infuse these characters with humanity. They give two great performances.