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  • 2010
  • R
  • IndieVest Pictures
  • 1 h 25 m
  • 2010
  • R
  • IndieVest Pictures
  • 1 h 25 m

Summary After a run of bad luck, John, 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. When his boss, Mr. Townsend, asks John to a...

Directed By: Hue Rhodes

Written By: Hue Rhodes

  • 2010
  • R
  • IndieVest Pictures
  • 1 h 25 m
  • 2010
  • R
  • IndieVest Pictures
  • 1 h 25 m

Saint John of Las Vegas

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 21 Critic Reviews
32
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings
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Summary After a run of bad luck, John, 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. When his boss, Mr. Townsend, asks John to a...

Directed By: Hue Rhodes

Written By: Hue Rhodes

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 21 Critic Reviews
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10% Positive
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48% Mixed
10 Reviews
43% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 21 Critic Reviews
32
10% Positive
2 Reviews
48% Mixed
10 Reviews
43% Negative
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63
I like its devotion to the drab outskirts of Sin City, and Buscemi's performance is right up his alley without being entirely predictable.
By Michael Phillips FULL REVIEW
50
Proof positive that comedy is hard, this debut feature by Hue Rhodes offers a wealth of skilled players and admirably offbeat gags yet seldom manages to generate any laughs.
By J.R. Jones FULL REVIEW
42
fFat, dull drag.
By Shawn Levy FULL REVIEW
40
The film turns into one of those indie parades of eccentrics that are hit-and-miss but mostly miss.
By David Edelstein FULL REVIEW
30
The movie is a letdown, stringing together pointless episodes to little effect. It's the kind of thinly conceived, quirk-for-quirk's-sake indie that gives indies a bad name.
By Sheri Linden FULL REVIEW
20
You watch and wait for this underachieving film to ignite, then grow more and more exasperated as you witness its many misfires.
By Marjorie Baumgarten FULL REVIEW
16
With stars like Steve Buscemi and Sarah Silverman and big-fish producers such as Spike Lee and Stanley Tucci on board, you'd think this indie would offer some glimmer of wit or originality. Think again.
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33% Mixed
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17% Negative
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Production Company Circle of Confusion, IndieVest Pictures, Olive Prods
Release Date Jan 29, 2010
Duration 1 h 25 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline Getting lucky is a roll of the dice.
Website http://saintjohnmovie.com/
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Awards

Odesa International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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