I have loved doing this Blind Spot series for a decade but I’ve loved it even more since I started doing the podcast with Manda 2 years ago. It is always a highlight of my month. Unfortunately that doesn’t mean I will always like the movie we are focusing on and such is the case this month. I was hoping Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas would be a wild trippy ride but instead it feels exhausting and uninspired.
The problem with the movie is one of perspective. In order for Hunter Thompson’s drug-fueled benders in Vegas to feel trippy and exciting the movie must show some contrast with that behavior. When it’s nothing but constant antics it gets old real fast. It’s also not funny so it can’t even entertain on that level. There are some interesting visuals but even on that level it doesn’t feel particularly original.
I can see why there is a bit of a cult following for this one because it is so drug-infused but as someone who has no interest in drugs it did not appeal to me in any way. In the end, I would skip Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and watch a more interesting movie about Vegas or drug use or anything else the movie touches upon.
