Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)

Why so much hype?

Absolutely Brilliant!

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Andrew Bergman's 'Honeymoon in Vegas' is A Good Comedy! It has a decent script, which works in parts, & above-all, convincing performances working big time.'Honeymoon in Vegas' Synopsis: On her deathbed, a mother makes her son promise never to get married, which scars him with psychological blocks to a commitment with his girlfriend. They finally decide to tie the knot in Vegas, but a wealthy gambler arranges for the man to lose $65K in a poker game and offers to clear the debt for a weekend with his fiancée.'Honeymoon in Vegas' begins well & the pacing is perfect till the first-hour, but the second-hour lacks the charm to engage. Bergman's Screenplay is decent, but it ought to have been more interesting & persuasive in the latter hour. Bergman's Direction, on the other-hand, is fair. Cinematography, Editing & Art Design, are appropriate.Performance-Wise: Nicolas Cage is such a fine actor. He's effortless & flawless in here, as well. James Caan never fails to mesmerize. Sarah Jessica Parker is highly competent & matches up to her mighty co-actors proficiently. The Late/Great Peter Boyle stands out in a cameo.On the whole, 'Honeymoon in Vegas' is not terrific, but fun in parts nevertheless.

I'll keep this short. This movie was hilarious. Great stuff by the entire cast, specifically Nic Cage. If you like good movies definitely check this out, I'll be sure to see Cage's next exploration into thrillers with his new film Trespass. Check the trailer to this movie on Youtube and see if it fancies your interest, I'm sure it will. http://bitly.com/qN22Cm. But all in all the movie was amazing, it was a great piece of film that will forever be in the halls of the classics. With a terrific cast, and great script and story telling this is a movie that will stand the test of time. Check this one out as soon as possible and thank me when you do.

This is a fun enough little movie to watch but for a comedy it certainly still isn't quite funny enough.It's a bit of a lacking movie but nevertheless it's still one that flows well with its story and has some good characters in it as well. It just seems as if they forgot to put some more great jokes and comedy in the movie, which seems amazing from the guy who also thought up the story for "Blazing Saddles". But then again, he also did "Striptease" and the remake of "The In-Laws". I'm talking about Andrew Bergman here, who wrote and directed this movie and just doesn't seem to quite have the right skills and qualities for the genre. I mean, he can definitely write and tell a good story and he can handle some decent characters but he just can't quite seem to get a grip on the right tone and style for a comedy. The movie does have some fun and crazy moments in it but even when watching these moments you'll have the idea and feeling that if they had pushed it a bit further all this movie could had truly been hilarious. In this particular case it probably wouldn't had harmed the movie if they went a bit over-the-top with it all.Nevertheless, it still really is a perfectly watchable movie that doesn't really ever bore and you'll simply have a good time watching it. It is still a movie with more hits than misses in it. Those hits just aren't very hard however.It's of course also really a movie that gets made interesting by its cast. When you have a cast with Nicolas Cage, Sarah Jessica Parker, James Caan and a strong supporting cast as well, you are of course quite blessed as a film-maker. Even though the genre isn't their strongest point (with the exception of Sarah Jessica Parker perhaps), they still make the movie a good watch with their performances.A good enough movie to watch, though just nothing too impressive or memorable.6/10http://bobafett1138.blogspot.com/

Andrew Bergman's Honeymoon in Vegas fits into the frame of most of his work in films. His writing & directing is pretty much related to adult comedy. Starting with being a writer on the brilliant Blazing Saddles, this entry is uneven with some comic moments & some awkward moments as well.Nicholas Cage holds this film together for most viewers. The plot is something below the comedy which holds the film together but is not something whole. The film, to its credit, follows the plot through to a logical conclusion.There are some good comic moments in the film. James Cann is the bad guy and plays his role straight as the bad guy who sets himself up with Cages newly minted wife(Sarah Jessica Parker) on their honeymoon by taking Cage on a big betin a rigged poker game.The late Pat Morita is the best of a pretty good supporting cast. Morita is more known from Arnold on Happy Days & the Karate Kid series. Here he is a cab driver in Hawaii who is supposed to keep Cage away from his wife while Tommy Corman (Cann) tries to score with her.The beginning of the film has some good comedy. The ending with the flying Elvis's is inspired too. It is the middle of the film, in spite of Morita's presence which bogs down some. This film is a pleasant diversion but not a must see unless your a Cage fan as he does dominate this film.