MOVIE: Honeymoon In Vegas
STARRING: Nicolas Cage, James Caan, Sarah Jessica Parker, Pat Morita, Peter Boyle, Anne Bancroft
RELEASE DATE: August 28th, 1992
WHERE TO WATCH: VOD (Amazon Prime, Apple TV)
By Justin Pomerville (2 Broke Geeks)
An Elvis impersonator with Jack Singe (played by Nicolas Cage) in Honeymoon In Vegas.
Who doesn’t love a good romantic comedy about getting married in Las Vegas? Las Vegas just has a reputation. Do you want to get married fast and either win or lose a bunch of money in the process? Vegas is the place to be! Do you want to be surrounded by an ocean of Elvis Presley impersonators? Again, you go to Vegas. Surprisingly for my one trip there, I didn’t see a single Elvis so I ask the question, “Did I truly have a Las Vegas experience?” In tune to Sin City’s famous reputation, Honeymoon In Vegas is exactly the kind of romantic comedy film you would expect.
The plot is Jack Singer (Nicolas Cage) is convinced that marriage will ruin your life. He is dating Betsy Nolan (played by Sarah Jessica Parker) when he finally decides to pull the trigger and takes her to Las Vegas to elope. Upon arrival, they are spotted by gambler and con man, Tommy Korman (played by James Caan). Korman realizes that Betsy looks a lot like his deceased wife and decides to try and take her from Jack. He tricks Jack into accepting a game of poker. Jack looses $65,000. Korman makes a deal that if he can spend the weekend with Betsy, he will forget about the debt. When Betsy starts falling for Korman, it’s up to Jack to get her back.
Tommy Korman (played by James Caan) and Jack Singer (played by Nicolas Cage) in Honeymoon In Vegas.
It’s a light-hearted romantic comedy that doesn’t take itself too seriously. Unfortunately, I believe it can feel outdated and modern audience may have difficulties connecting. Watching this now almost feels like cartoons with stories of the villain kidnaping a girl and forcing them to love the bad guy. I know there are probably some newer films that still use that plot point, but I believe we have evolved to a point where it’s not the main focus of contemporary romantic comedies.
Betsy Nolan (played by Sarah Jessica Parker) and Jack Singer (played by Nicolas Cage) in Honeymoon In Vegas.
That being said, it’s an entertaining film. I had never seen it, so as a first-time watcher, it did the job of being fun. As always, Cage’s acting throughout the film is hilarious. There was never a point where he overacted….too much. There were a couple of moments in the later parts of the film when he tries to find Betsy, that he just chews the scene. But this was nowhere near the “Full Cage” level of acting.
There really wasn’t too much about this film that needed to be said, except now I feel like I need to go back to Vegas and find myself an Elvis impersonator. I would put this on the higher end of “Good” on the “Nic Gauge”.
Now, who wants to go and get eloped in Vegas? Maybe I’ll jump out of a plane for you.
