Honeymoon in Vegas
Added 9/10/2009
This movie has a decent story line and some exciting moments, but nothing over the top. One of the things I liked most about this movie was seeing all the old scenes of Vegas back then, and how things have changed so much. All in all, its an ok movie that is interesting enough to watch, but not exactly something that you are dying to see.
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Pretty funny when it came out, not so much now
Added 1/6/2009
A young Nicolas Cage and an even younger Sarah Jessica Parker play for laughs in this romantic caper that seemed pretty funny about 18 years ago when it debuted. Time has eroded some of the yucks, though, but it's still worth a watch as a borrow or rental. Lightweight, and James Caan continues his reptilian schtick that he's played ever since Sonny Corleone.
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this movie didnt have a real cover, it was in a cardboard insert, but what can you expect for it being so cheap! lol... overall the movie was great!
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Sadly, not really all that funny...
Added 8/13/2007
`Honeymoon in Vegas' is pretty much the comedic equivalent to `An Indecent Proposal', which is sad because `An Indecent Proposal' is a much better drama than `Honeymoon in Vegas' is a comedy. I'm really not a fan of Nicholas Cage, not in the least. I enjoyed him twice that I can recall (in `Adaptation' and `Matchstick Men') but aside from those two fluke performances I'm always left cold by his horrid line reading. In fact I'm willing to say that his spastic performance in this comedy could very well be his worst ever. He happens to be one of those actor's who thinks if he screams his lines they'll grab a hint of hilarity, but they don't and he comes off ridiculous, especially when paired next to Sarah Jessica Parker and James Caan who work with what little they're given with much greater success than Cage.
In the film Cage plays Jack Singer, a man afraid to commit. He travels to Vegas with his girlfriend Betsy, played by Parker, to finally tie the knot but before he can he finds himself in a high stakes poker game with a mobster named Tommy Korman. Tommy, who has his eye on Betsy, ends up taking Jack for $65,000, money that Jack doesn't have, but in turn offers him a resolution. If Jack will lend Tommy his fiancé for the weekend then his debt will be erased. Betsy reluctantly agrees only to find out that her weekend will not be spent in Vegas but in Hawaii with Tommy and his family (son and daughter-in-law and his new granddaughter). It's in this tropical paradise that Tommy begins to woo Betsy for himself while Jack frantically tries to find her and win her back.
Parts of this film are funny, in particular the `Flying Elvis's' at the end of the film are delightful, but almost every scene involving Cage is dreadful. Sarah Jessica Parker does a nice job of playing the fed up girlfriend who can't make up her mind who or what she believes, but it's Caan who steals the show in my opinion. He's always been a great actor, and not much has changed since his glory days. He's still on top of his game and acts circles around the rest of the cast.
Sadly, he still isn't enough to save this film from generic boredom. The jokes are mildly funny at that and the plot is so predictable it's annoying. The ending especially was so bland I was just waiting for them to do something, anything, to make it pop. Sadly, that pop never came. Instead we are just left with a lukewarm taste in our mouths and a mixed bag of feelings in regards to the experience we just endured. Is it worth watching? Eh, maybe. Is it worth watching a second time? I would answer `no', but this is me and you are you. I wouldn't recommend this film, but Cage may be your cup of tea and if he is then by all means, watch and make up your own mind. Just know that if you're expecting `Adaptation' levels of hilarity you will be sorely disappointed since that Cage is not present in this mess.
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"Do You Find Chief Orman Attractive?"
Added 7/8/2007
I thought this movie was really funny and Peter Boyle's scene is side hurting funny. Sarah Jessica's body is smokin' in this film too!
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Honeymoon in Vegas
Added 9/10/2009
This movie has a decent story line and some exciting moments, but nothing over the top. One of the things I liked most about this movie was seeing all the old scenes of Vegas back then, and how things have changed so much. All in all, its an ok movie that is interesting enough to watch, but not exactly something that you are dying to see.
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Pretty funny when it came out, not so much now
Added 1/6/2009
A young Nicolas Cage and an even younger Sarah Jessica Parker play for laughs in this romantic caper that seemed pretty funny about 18 years ago when it debuted. Time has eroded some of the yucks, though, but it's still worth a watch as a borrow or rental. Lightweight, and James Caan continues his reptilian schtick that he's played ever since Sonny Corleone.
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this movie didnt have a real cover, it was in a cardboard insert, but what can you expect for it being so cheap! lol... overall the movie was great!
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