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Honeymoon in Vegas

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(10)
3 star:		(10)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

LOVED IT!!!! It is one of my favorites! Sometimes critics get too caught up in reviewing that ultimate "Oscar" movie. This is for pure entertainment! A committment phobe, his girlfriend and a psychotic mobster make a hilarious pins and needles combination. The scenes are fabulous in both Hawaii and Vegas. The soundtrack is simply the best! If you love Vegas, Elvis and all that goes with a wacky relationship, this one is for you!

Many friends of mine didn't like this movie until I got them to notice its little quirky intricacies. Cage is fantastic as the melodramatic undercover cop; Parker and Caan do great supporting jobs in this special comedy. Some might feel Cage is overacting throughout the film, but that is what gives the movie its real special "character." Give it a shot.

WHY WHY WHY ? This is one of my all-time favorites movies! I thought the DVD would have it all....boy what a disappointment. Come on MGM! Smell the damn coffee!

"It's a disaster waiting to happen," Jack Singer's mother told him as she lay, in the hospital, on her death bed. She is talking about marriage. In this hilarious romantic comedy titled "Honeymoon in Vegas", Nicholas Cage stars as Jack Singer who is an undercover spy for spouses who feel as though they are being cheated on. He is in love with a beautiful school teacher, Betsy Nolan, played by Sarah Jessica Parker. Unfortunately, Jack Singer is procrastinating marriage to Betsy (who really wants a commitment) because of what his mother says about the atrocious word "marriage", and also because of what he sees when he is "at work". Finally, when Betsy comes out and says that she wants to be married and that she will not be his girlfriend forever, Jack decides to go to Vegas and marry her. Betsy is ecstatic about his decision. However, this is where they meet Tommy Korman, played by James Cann, who falls in love with Betsy, a look-alike of his deceased wife. He is a circuit gambler in Vegas and he invites Jack Singer to play in a poker game the day he and Betsy arrive in Vegas. Even though Betsy has a bad feeling about the game, Jack convinces her that it will only be a couple hours and that there is a significantly large money prize to be won. Needless to say, Jack goes and he loses with a straight flush. Tommy gives him two options: come up with the money or give Betsy to him for the weekend. Since Jack has no way to come up with the money, he decides to give away his girlfriend for the weekend; he is not one bit pleased about his decidion. Tommy decides to take Betsy to Hawaii to his beach house where they can be alone. While they are there, Jack is a wreck because his conscience is taking him over. All he wants is to get his girlfriend back. During his adventure he takes, he gets held up in the airport on the way to Hawaii, taken to Chief Orman instead of Tommy Korman, and when he finally arrives in the right place, finds out that Betsy is already on her way back to Vegas. This is where he meets up with the Flying Elvis's: his only ride back to Vegas. Back in the hotel lobby in Vegas, Betsy escapes Tommy and dresses as a show girl for the Flying Elvis's. Jack is paranoid but he jumps out of the plane and pulls the correct chute to land him safely. Betsy sees it all and runs to Jack's arms, and you can guess what happens next.
The movie is ironic in the sense that what Jack does as a career is happening to him, or so he thinks. Tommy Korman is trying to steal his girlfriend and is a character that rubs you the wrong way the very first time you meet him. This is a major strength in the movie because it keeps you watching and knowing that there will be excitement on the way. The ending is of course predictable - it's a love story - but the Flying Elvis's bringing the two back together adds to the twist and shows that the good guy always wins, even in the worst circumstances.
I recommend this movie to anyone who wants a funny, twisted love story. It's a story about one man and all the different things that can go wrong in his life. The actors and actresses do a wonderful job playing their characters which makes the movie even more enjoyable. I give it a five star rating!

The first time I saw this film, I thought the parts in Hawaii were a bit long, and Caan's character a bit typical, but the second time I watched it, I didn't care. This film is funny, ironic, and, even if you don't like those things, it's got some great shots of Hawaii. We follow Nicholas Cage as he goes from paranoid about being married to losing his girlfriend in a poker game, and then goes to Hawaii to find her, misses her by about two seconds, and has to fly to Vegas with a group of Flying Elvises (of course, he's got to also jump out of a plane dressed like Elvis to get to Vegas, as the plane itself lands in Denver, or something like that). Critics say this film runs out of laughs. I say, it gains laughs, and there's a plot, too. Can someone tell me why this film is not in print!

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!

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 fiancée 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

This is one of my favorite Nicholas Cage films. This movie was perfect for his style of humor. I can and have watched this film at least 35 times :-)

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.

Although the DVD picture and sound quality are horrible, the movie is still hilarious. James Caan acting is so real, he was made for this movie, and I couldn't see anyone else besides maybe Robert De Niro in this role. Thumbs up for Mr. Caan.

But for me, the show was stolen by the flying Elvises, I just crack up in that scene where the parachuting leader says "We are the flying Elvises, Utah chapter!"

Sarah Jessica Parker and Nicolas Cage make a fantastic couple in this movie, and Cage is just funny, he doesn't need to try hard to make you laugh.

Pat Morita's (Remember Mr. Miyagi?) appearance also puts some additional fun in this already wacky comedy.

Highly recommended for a lot of laughs! I took out one star for the low DVD quality, though.