Ben Sanderson, Leaving Las Vegas
Nicolas Cage plays one of his most cohesive roles in this film. He plays an author who is plagued by his flaws and drinks to keep them under wraps. He meets a sweet prostitute who ends up changing his life for the better, but he drinks himself into oblivion before he can change what he dislikes about himself the most.
Paul Maclean, A River Runs Through It
You can count the number of movies that Brad Pitt dies in on two fingers. It's never pleasant to see America's favorite bad boy meeting his demise on the big screen. However, at least this one was a little more dignified than his death in Burn After Reading.