Lumiere Pictures
Directed by Mike Figgis
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, MGM)
Two pathetic characters, an alcoholic and a hooker, start a relationship against the backdrop of Vegas. She falls in love for the first time in her life while he pursues his goal to "drink himself to death". Their incredibly debase lifestyles eventually catch up with them: she gets beat up by some rough teenagers during a trick, he fulfills his lifetime goal. Film goes to great lengths to make a simple point: true love is all about acceptance. However, most of the running time is spent showing the ugly details of the lifestyles of its two antiheroes, frequently crossing the line of good taste.
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