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Summary: A Wedding With Laughs
Comment: If you’re looking for a film with a honeymoon gone wacky, this is it.
This 1992 movie stars Nicolas Cage as a private investigator
who does’nt want to commit, but he does’nt want to lose his
fiancee (Sarah Jessica Parker, of “Sex and the City” fame),
so he decides to tie the knot in a fast Las Vegas wedding,
full of girls and Elvis imitations! But unfornatuely, he
loses his girl to James Caan! It’s fun, adventurous and
dares to be funny. The script was written by director
Andrew Bergman (Striptease (1996), It Could Happen To You(1994))
who really knows how to direct something more than a hounddog!
You film buffs should know:
That’s Parker playing Caan’s late wife in a flashback scene.
That’s executive producer Neil Machlis being called through
the speaker in one of the scenes.
Avaiable on both VHS and DVD.
Customer Rating: 
Summary: A Solid Film
Comment: I enjoyed watching this movie a lot. Though I would not rank it as “spectacular,” I would suggest it as a great family movie. It’s very funny and never gets slow, as some movies tend to do.
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Summary: A brief comment
Comment: This film has its moments, and the Elvis impersonator/parachuters late in the movie are sort of funny, but overall it’s sort of a poor man’s An Indecent Proposal with Robert Redford, Woody Harrelson, and Demi Moore, but with a slightly different premise. As I said, it occasionally has its moments, but all in all there’s not a whole lot to distinguish the movie, although as one writer here commented, the film gets some points for its unvarnished and unbiased portrayal of some of the more unsavory aspects of people and of life in general. Even the portrayal of Caan, who plays a manipulative gambler, is pretty even-handed and neutral. I like Caan and Cage as actors, and this is probably the only time they’ve worked together, so perhaps the film is somewhat noteworthy for that, and Parker is easy to look at, too. So although not a great movie, I could recommend it as a rental for a dull night, especially if you’re a Cage or Caan fan.
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Summary: A charming and entertaining movie…
Comment: One romantic comedy often overlooked by fans of cinema is Honeymoon In Vegas, a light-hearted, feel-good movie about two lovers overwhelmed by the temptations of Las Vegas. A relatively early film in the careers of both Nicholas Cage and Sarah Jessica Parker, Honeymoon In Vegas should have been early indicator to audiences everywhere that these two would become Hollywood mainstays. Along with celebrated industry veteran James Caan (who plays a surprisingly similar role on the present TV show Las Vegas), the three combine to create an interesting, if not extremely hilarious, storyline which adds a new twist to the traditional conflict of the love triangle…
Jack Singer (Nicholas Cage) is forever haunted by a deathbed promise he made to his mother, giving his word that he would never get married. But the promise threatens to end his relationship with long-time girlfriend and true love Betsy (Sarah Jessica Parker). So Jack proposes and the couple decides to race off to Las Vegas and get married. However, their trip to Vegas is soon interrupted when Jack is set up in a poker game by professional gambler Tommy Korman (James Caan).
With a single hand of poker, Jack loses $65,000 to Korman who promises to forgive the debt in exchange for a single weekend with his fianc�e Betsy. Initially outraged at the setup, Jack sees the proposed solution as a way out of the debt, so he convinces Betsy to go along with the idea. But Jack soon becomes horribly jealous and changes his mind. When he goes to find Betsy, he’s forced to fight against Korman and his minions who have arranged to keep Jack away permanently. Now, Jack must get to Betsy any way he can and tell her how much he loves her before Korman convinces her she’s marrying the wrong man, and that the right man is no other than Korman himself…
One of James Caan’s best performances, the character of Tommy Korman comes off as a somewhat likeable guy even though he plays the role of antagonist to our hero. The best characters are those that are multi-dimensional, and the director creates a great environment which allows the various cast members to act out the emotions of their characters. Put together, these diverse characters interact in exciting and interesting ways, making Honeymoon In Vegas a fun and enjoyable film.
Featuring several Hollywood icons, Honeymoon In Vegas is a character-driven romantic comedy capable of holding its own with any film in its genre. Although it never experienced the widespread commercial success of some of its contemporaries, the film nevertheless maintains a high level of entertainment value. If you haven’t seen Honeymoon In Vegas, then I highly recommend it. It’s worth the time. Due to its exotic settings and a well-written screenplay, Honeymoon In Vegas is a definite must-see movie…
The DVD Report
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Summary: Brilliantly Three Starred
Comment: I was shocked and appalled by the amazingness of the neutrality in which I viewed this video. I could find nothing wrong or funny with it. It was completely and utterly even. I think, that this in and of itself, should deserve an award. Never have I seen such unbiased representation of life.
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