Buscemi. Dinklage. Blake Nelson. Silverman. Dinklage.
Atlanta folks, do you need more to know you want to see Saint John of Las Vegas? Here’s the plot:
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. When his boss, Mr. Townsend
(Peter Dinklage), asks John to accompany his top fraud debunker, Virgil
(Romany Malco) on an investigation of a dubious car “accident” near
Vegas, John sees an opportunity to get a promotion , though he’s
concerned about returning to the gambling game. Before leaving he
becomes involved with his eccentric co-worker Jill (Sarah Silverman), a
dalliance that has the potential to become a real relationship. Soon
John is on the road with Virgil, where they encounter a series of
offbeat characters, including a wheelchair-bound stripper (Emmanuelle
Chriqui), a nude militant (Tim Blake Nelson), a park Ranger (Jesse
Garcia), and a carnival human torch (John Cho). While Virgil is the
supposed leader of the investigation, it’s John who begins to finally
assert himself, pushing the case closer to a conclusion. Through the
journey, John’s confidence builds, and he realizes that he can’t escape
his gambling addiction by running away from it—it will follow him
wherever he goes. It’s only when he returns to Vegas and his
experiences there finally send him on the path to breaking free. First
time writer/director Hue Rhodes’ SAINT JOHN OF LAS VEGAS follows the
wild and funny trip a guy has to take to discover there’s more than one
way to hit the jackpot in life.
See the trailer here. Now you know it’s time to click and win. use the link, and don’t forget to include your mailing address.