Title: Buscemi strikes out
Product review: This movie is one of those primarily character-driven indie movies where, instead of interesting characters, We Duh Audience get to see several kookie/zany/offbeat/quirky-with-a-capital-Q characters tossed together, and then: Let the indie-zone "comedy" begin! (For other examples, see "Inside Monkey Zetterland" and "Buffalo 66.")Trouble is, in this "Vegas," 'quirky/offbeat/etc.' equals 'annoying and/or unpleasant.' I don't particularly require a movie's characters to be likeable, just interesting. The characters in "Goodfellas" are morally repugnant but fascinating. Here, Buscemi is a spineless gambling addict, and that's pretty much all there is to his character. I should care about him exactly why? Sarah Silverman plays his "love interest" but I saw no chemistry between them. Sarah S isn't given much to do except act uncharacteristically "perky." The actors are the only elements making "Vegas" watchable at all. For Buscemi fans only!
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