Las Vegas Story

Watched this the other night because a friend recommended it to me and I found it to be very moving in a real way. It's basically a character study of a sex worker who is a single mother and these crazy characters come into her life creating a dysfunctional family in her house. It definitely has some drama but it's never dull. It has some action and even some funny moments. The acting was good, and Eric Roberts was fun to watch even though he's in every indie film nowadays. He's always interesting. What I found most interesting about this film was how they got away with filming these scenes inside the casinos. Very guerrilla. And I read something online about how the lead actress is a real sex worker and this is all her real story, even the kids are hers. In a way, it's almost cinema verite. The scenes between the mother and daughter were very emotional and now I see why. Glad I came across this rare indie. Definitely paints a different and very real portrait of Vegas.