Saint John of Las Vegas

2010
Saint John of Las Vegas
5.6| 1h24m| R| en| More Info
Released: 29 January 2010 Released
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Country: United States of America
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Official Website: http://www.saintjohnmovie.com/
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An ex-gambler is lured back into the game by a veteran insurance-fraud investigator.

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srdjan_veljkovic The story doesn't make much sense and people behave weird and strange. But it's not so weird, strange and nonsensical as to become unacceptable. Especially since you find out soon enough that it's actually a device to frame the jokes into. Most of them wouldn't work in a more regular setting.So, if you just go with it, disregard the details of the story, and wait for the jokes, it will be OK.Actually, there are points where it's so obvious that things don't add up, that Steve Buscemi starts explaining them to us, like why was he hit in the face. Casting is very good, Sarah Silverman look very good and Steve Buscemi is not faking it, like he started to long before this movie.Bottom line, treat it as a very long sketch, and you'll find it's pretty funny. But don't expect more, you'll be disappointed.
zif ofoz enjoyed this short movie - (just under 85 minutes) - because the actors are in full character start to finish. and the strip club scene is a great laugh with the wheelchair bound stripper and buscemi playing her on!once you meet the characters they are consistent and do not vary. malco is so good in his wacky and slightly mean insurance investigator role you have to like him. and buscemi is perfect as the 'forever looser' you just feel sorry for him. and casting dinklage as the insurance company owner was just genius! and silverman is always easy to like.the story is easy to follow until the junk yard scene near the end with the gun shots! at that point with buscemi escaping and calling the cops (watch it) i became confused as to exactly what just took place in the plot line. that is the only reason i am rating it 2 stars short of a 10.if you enjoy indie films pick this one up!
stonypaul Steve Buscemi is at his best when working with a fast-paced script full of unanswerable one-liners (see 'Delirious'). Unfortunately the script for this film was was not of this ilk, and a Steve Buscemi at half speed is not a funny Steve Buscemi. What were the script writers and/or directors thinking of? Rarely do films with such potential for comedy fall as short as this one has. I watched it until the rolling credits for the main reason of seeing what the unsubtle twist was going to be. There was clearly going to be one and when it arrived it was as surprising as sunrise. In terms of entertainment value it's just about watchable but if you're a Steve Buscemi fan you might be disappointed with this when you quickly conclude that you have seen the man in far better form.
Lokesh Prakash I was really excited about this movie. When I saw the trailer for this movie, I felt like it couldn't be out on DVD soon enough. As soon as this was out on Redbox I rented it. Lucky for me I had a promo code and got this movie for free. You can just see how low the budget on this movie would have been.It had it funny moments which were REALLY funny, but they were few and far apart. When you snag actors like Steve Buscemi, Romany Malco, Sarah Silverman and Peter Dinklage, you ensure they have a script to match their caliber. This script was mediocre and the story had no drive or punch. I expected a bit more off the ending, but to me it was an anticlimax.My suggestion is to rent this movie if you really like the leads. Steve Buscemi and Romany Malco have done a great job acting. If you are expecting a classy suave movie set in Las Vegas, look elsewhere.