Reception
Leaving Las Vegas was received very well by critics, scoring 82 metapoints out of 100. Critics such as Roger Ebert from Chicago Sun-Times and Rick Groen from The Globe and Mail gave the film high marks. Ebert wrote, "They (the characters) are the drunk and the whore with a heart of gold. Cage and Shue make these clichés into unforgettable people." Ebert named the film 'best of 1995' and included it with his 'best of the decade' list (Leaving Las Vegas was #8). Leonard Klady from Variety said Leaving Las Vegas was "certainly among a scant handful of films that have taken an unflinching view of dependency." On Rotten Tomatoes, the film received 89% overall approval out of 45 reviews. Overall, the film was a success at the box office, particularly considering its budget, grossing $32,029,928.
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