So i had been waiting for 2 years to see this movie, finally a homevideo release here in the US. I bought it the first day on DVD. Ended up watching it 3 times the first day. I have read alot of the previous comments, saying that the story has been told before, and so on. I will admit it had its similarities in subject matter with films like "Johns" and "My own Private Idoho". Although those two films were more about the grittiness of the life of the hustler. This movie had something that the others lacked,a real story and most of all, HEART. It was not hard to like these characters at all.
The film that i would compare this one to more would be "Showgirls". The story line is alot closer to that than any others mentioned. Our lead character ends up in Vegas with a dream. Gets involved with persons that they shouldn't. Someone falls in love with them. Something horrible happens, and they get out. But they somehow are forever changed for the better. This movie is truely underestimated. If you didn't like it the first time, give it a second try, you will love it.
The film that i would compare this one to more would be "Showgirls". The story line is alot closer to that than any others mentioned. Our lead character ends up in Vegas with a dream. Gets involved with persons that they shouldn't. Someone falls in love with them. Something horrible happens, and they get out. But they somehow are forever changed for the better. This movie is truely underestimated. If you didn't like it the first time, give it a second try, you will love it.