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Mood:
- OffbeatHumorous
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Plot:
- Self DiscoveryGamblingGoing StraightInvestigationStarting OverAddictionDown on Your LuckDishonesty more...
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Genres:
- ComedyIndependentDrama
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Time/Period:
- Contemporary21st Century
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Place:
- Las VegasNevadaUSA
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Humor:
- Dark HumorIrreverent Humor
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Style:
- On the Road
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Attitudes:
- Semi SeriousRealistic
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- NudityProfanitySexual Content
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Saint John of Las Vegas, 2009
English
USA
Profile of Saint John of Las Vegas
The mood of Saint John of Las Vegas is offbeat and humorous. The plot centers around gambling, self discovery, and going straight. It features dark humor and irreverent humor. Saint John of Las Vegas is a comedy, independent, and drama movie. Stylistically, it has a road movie structure. In approach, it is realistic. Saint John of Las Vegas is set in Nevada. It happens in contemporary times. Note that it includes nudity, sexual content, and profanity.
Summary of Saint John of Las Vegas
A compulsive gambler attempts to cure his addiction by moving from Las Vegas to Albuquerque and working at an auto insurance company, only to find old temptations cropping up once again when he's sent out to investigate a dubious car accident just outside of Sin City. After a string of bad luck at the tables, John (Steve Buscemi) decides to give up gambling and take a shot at a "normal" life. Arriving in Albuquerque and landing a job at an auto insurance company, John goes to work for Mr. Townsend (Peter Dinklage), who pairs him with the company's top fraud debunker, Virgil (Romany Malco), and sends them out on an investigation together. While John is eager to get a promotion, he's reluctant to go anywhere near Las Vegas, and before he leaves he strikes up a tenuous romance with his eccentric co-worker Jill (Sarah Silverman). On the road, Virgil and John encounter a series of offbeat characters including a nude militant (Tim Blake Nelson), a wheelchair-bound stripper (Emmanuelle Chriqui), and a carnival human torch (John Cho). But while Virgil is the one with the experience, John gradually begins to assert himself and soon his efforts begin to pay off as the case moves closer to conclusion. As John's confidence grows, he becomes increasingly aware of the fact that running away from his gambling problem is not the solution, and that he'll only be able to move forward by returning to Las Vegas to face his demons head on.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 10 June 2009 |
| Runtime: | 85 min |
Cast and Crew
as John
as Virgil
as Jill
as Mr. Townsend
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Users Reviews
- 06.July.2010
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- by: barak gilon
- barak gilon rated this movie5/10So-so
