
Because his wife left him and took his son with her, screenwriter Ben Sanderson has started drinking, a lot. He's getting more and more isolated and he troubles women in bars because he wants to have sex with them. When he gets fired, he decides to leave everything behind and move to Las Vegas and drink himself to death. In Las Vegas he meets Sera, a prostitute with some problems as well who he moves in with.... (Full plot summary below)
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Because his wife left him and took his son with her, screenwriter Ben Sanderson has started drinking, a lot. He's getting more and more isolated and he troubles women in bars because he wants to have sex with them. When he gets fired, he decides to leave everything behind and move to Las Vegas and drink himself to death. In Las Vegas he meets Sera, a prostitute with some problems as well who he moves in with.
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| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertCage and Shue make these cliches into unforgettable people. |
| Flipside Movie EmporiumRob VauxIt's still an achievement, though its status is quickly fading. Did Shue really deserve an Oscar nomination for this? |
| Arkansas Democrat-GazettePhilip Martin...a brilliantly realized tone poem... a cauterizing movie -- it burns like bourbon splashed on an exposed heart. |
| Film ScoutsEleanor Ringel CaterUnfortunately, the movie as a whole isn't as good as its stars. In fact, it's a bit of a drunk itself, given to self-indulgent poses and poetic pretentiousness. |
| Film ScoutsEleanor Ringel GillespieUnfortunately, the movie as a whole isn't as good as its stars. In fact, it's a bit of a drunk itself, given to self-indulgent poses and poetic pretentiousness. |
| Juicy CerebellumAlex SandellExcellent, dark and disturbing romance. The acting is top-notch. |
| San Francisco ExaminerJeffrey M. AndersonAn obviously safe, bland, overly pretentious reading of an ancient story, complete with the stock "hooker with a heart of gold" character. |
| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenAt best, Leaving Las Vegas is pure alchemy -- it makes of flawed humanity a hymn, and of forlorn hope a beacon. |
| VarietyLeonard KladyThe film pulls no punches, takes no prisoners and flies in the face of feel-good pictures. |
| Film.comRobert HortonLeaving Las Vegas may not be a top choice for an upbeat outing, but there's something oddly poetic about the simplicity of Ben's mission and Sera's acceptance of it. |