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Metascore
23 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertCage and Shue make these cliches into unforgettable people.
- 100VarietyVarietyThe film pulls no punches, takes no prisoners and flies in the face of feel-good pictures.
- 90Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversA uniquely hypnotic and haunting love story sparked by Nicolas Cage and Elisabeth Shue at their career best.
- 90Film.comSean MeansFilm.comSean MeansCage again proves himself the most fearless actor now working in movies.
- 90The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinMr. Cage digs deep to find his character's inner demons while also capturing the riotous energy of his outward charm.
- 88ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliDraws its audience along a rarely-traveled path whose scope can only be fully appreciated in the silence of the aftermath.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleCage's great performance is matched by Shue, who becomes the focus by the middle of the picture.
- 75USA TodayMike ClarkUSA TodayMike ClarkDeliberately downbeat, it's best as a two-person character study, stumbling a bit whenever it extends its parameters.
- 63San Francisco ExaminerG. Allen JohnsonSan Francisco ExaminerG. Allen JohnsonNicolas Cage gives one of the best performances of his strange, courageous career.
- Leaving Las Vegas is special. A courageous plane wreck of character study.