Trailer

Saint John Of Las Vegas trailer: Steve Buscemi so indie it hurts

Ali

8th December 2009

Steve Buscemi, the acceptable face of ugly, will play the lead in Saint John Of Las Vegas, an indie comedy about a compulsive gambler sent to Vegas to investiage automotive fraud. I'm laughing already! Really, I am!

Rather than me just describe what you're about to watch and make witty comments about it, I'm pasting the official synopsis below and going to have a wee.

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"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. 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."
Back. Buscemi does a confused, pained face like no one else in the business and I'm guessing there will be a lot of that in Saint John, which looks every so slightly forceably wacky. Still, can't argue with a cast that includes Sarah Silverman, Peter Dinklage (best dwarf name ever) and Romany Malco (the "pussy on a pedestal" guy from The 40 Year-Old Virgin).

Enjoy the trailer, just don't ever expect to see it playing in cinemas near you.

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