Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)

Jack Singer (Nicolas Cage) is a private investigator dealing with many broken relationships. He promised his mother on her deathbed never to get married. His 2nd grade teacher girlfriend Betsy Nolan (Sarah Jessica Parker) pressures him into marrying her. They go to Vegas where she catches the eye of hard gambler Tommy Korman (James Caan). She reminds him of his wife Donna. Tommy wins $65k from Jack in a rigged poker game. Tommy gets Donna to spend a weekend in exchange for erasing the debt.This is all Jack's fault. Tommy is a shark but Jack is the one who took Tommy's money instead of walking away. It would be better for the story if both Jack and Betsy are at the game. Also it would be better if Jack borrows the money only after getting the hand. After the setup, the chase has a few fun moments. A manic Cage is always interesting. Caan is terrific as a tough guy. The start is a little wonky but Sarah Jessica Parker yelling that he made her into a whore is pretty funny. There are some sporadic laughs.

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 was what "Indecent Proposal" wasn't and couldn't be: a watchable movie dealing with a unusual situation and make fun of it. Instead of a boring melodrama as Lyne film was "Honeymoon in Vegas" (awkward title considering that the main characters weren't married yet) is a funny and entertaining story.The movie tells the story of Jack (Nicolas Cage) a detective afraid of commitment after a promise he made to his mother (Anne Bancroft) on her deathbed: never marry. He's dating a beautiful woman (Sarah Jessica Parker) who wants to get involved in a serious relationship, wants to raise a family and what these two are gonna do? They make a trip to Vegas to marry but he gets involved in a poker gambling with a gangster (James Caan, he's a master in creating these types of role), loses a large amount of money (which he doesn't have). The gangster makes a strange proposition to Jack: he doesn't need to pay his debt but instead he wants to spend a weekend with Jack's girl. From this point the movie enters in typical and clichéd comical situations and some funny and original moments (like all the Elvis Presley impersonators that appears countless times).The trio of actors is very good, Cage and Caan offer great funny moments; Pat Morita playing a taxi driver that impeaches Cage of trying to reach his destiny is incredibly funny and has some of the greatest lines in the film. It is a good film, enjoyable for the most part but it hardly takes off from being a great movie. But director Andrew Bergman knew how to take advantage of a strange situation and show to viewers its comical aspects, and this was a huge deal considering that in the following year a disappointing film appeared using the same strategy and turning into a annoying drama that needed so few to really be a good film. And this little gem succeed it. 6/10

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.