Saint John of Las Vegas

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  • Opened January 29, 2010 
  • 1 hr 25 min
  • R | language and some nudity

  • After a run of bad luck, John (Steve Buscemi), a compulsive gambler, runs away from Las Vegas and toward a normal job and life. Taking a nondescript position in an auto insurance company in Albuquerque, he tries to get ahead in the straight world, amid the ever-present temptations of scratch-off lotto tickets. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Steve Buscemi, Romany Malco, Peter Dinklage, Sarah Silverman
  • Director: Hue Rhodes
  • Genres: Comedy, Drama

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Chicago Tribune
| Michael Phillips

I like its devotion to the drab outskirts of Sin City, and Buscemi's performance is right up his alley without being entirely predictable. Read full review

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New York Post
| Kyle Smith

Buscemi is appealing as always, but the movie, is only sporadically funny. Read full review

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Boston Globe
| Janice Page

The best thing about Saint John of Las Vegas is that it makes you really appreciate guys like David Lynch and Joel and Ethan Coen. Read full review

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Chicago Sun-Times
| Roger Ebert

This movie is all elbows. Nothing fits. It doesn't add up. It has some terrific free-standing scenes, but they need more to lean on. Read full review

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Sarah Silverman as Jill and Steve Buscemi as John in "Saint John of Las Vegas."