the quintessential road movie . if your idea of a road movie involve three would be magician with eastern european accent and claire forlani . ( well and one out of four ain not bad . ) a no talent magician with an eye for showmanship ( max ) watch a very skilled pickpocket ( hugo ) ply his trade in new york . after convince hugo that he ( max ) be a ) mental and b ) desperately in need of a partner to make his dream of be a stage magician come alive and the not so dynamic duo enlist the managerial expertise of an inventor of illusion ( milo ) and the and ah and gentler attribute of a lovely waitress ( lydia ) . the unlikely four pile into a van ( obtain by hugo . you guess where it come from ) and head to vega . havoc ensues . anyhow and it funny and it well write and and the end be surprisingly good . a solid comedy with a warm heart and and all the good that it be totally unexpected .