andrew bergman write and direct this very dry comedy about the fear of marriage . alter shy nicolas cage and in las vega ostensibly to marry girlfriend sarah jessica parker and instead wind up in winner take all poker game with wealthy james caan and a slick gambler who eventually win the hand of cage lady . nutty comedy relies on stray eccentricity to put it over and but aside from the three lead and nothing about this scenario be very interesting . cage encourage to overact mug for laugh and while the finale ( with the fly elvis impersonator ) be use a the film sole advertising gimmick . bergman isn not desperate and he just relentlessly uninventive . half from .