Gigli

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Summary: GODFATHER AND GOODFELLAS MOVE OVER!!!!!1111
Review: OH MAN THIS PIECE OF CRAP WAS INTENSE, THE RICH DIALOUGE,THE BROODING SCREENPLAY, THE ARTISTIC DIRECTION, ONE OF THE BEST MOB MOVIES EVER, SCORCESE SHOULD STEP OVER FOR THE KING OF MOB MOVIES "GIGLI" DAMN THIS WAS SO GOOD I WOULD GIVE MY LIFE JUST TO WATCH IT AGAIN,BEN AFFLECK WITH HIS DAMN GOOD ITALIAN ACCENT AND JHO'S OSCAR NOMINATED PERFORMENCE,THIS MOVIE WILL MAKE YOU CRY,MAKE YOU LAUGH,AND IN THE END WANT TO MAKE YOU TAKE YOUR OWN LIFE,"GIGLI"ONE THE BEST MOB MOVIES EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

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Summary: Ho-humm, but Walken and Pacino? Amazing Cameos!!!!
Review: Well not the greatest thing to have hit the screens in recent years. Ben Afleck was as mediocre as ever. Jennifer Lopez was competent I suppose. Justin Bartha was pretty good in the role of the challenged kidnap victim. BUT, BUT, BUT, YOU HAVE TO WATCH THIS MOVIE FOR TWO EXTRAORDINARY CAMEO PERFORMANCES FROM CHRISTOPHER WALKEN AND AL PACINO. In fact I would go so far as to say, skip through the movie to these scenes, where the two veteran actors totally dominate the movie in what is probably less than 10 minutes of screen time. You will rarely see such quality performances. Walken with a subtle yet tension filled monologue tinged with madness, and Pacino with volcanic power that sends shivers up the spine. These two show more acting power in the arch of an eyebrow or narrowing of a pupil, than most pretty actors could ever aspire two. I was floored by Walken and Pacino. Oscar performances without a doubt. All others paled in comparison.

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Summary: A Near-Great Film
Review: I watched this move to see how bad it was. Surprise! I found it to be a fascinating and insightful movie about how someone with a disability can bring two people together, and also grow in the process.

Ben Affleck portrayed Larry Gigli really well. Contrary to what others believe, there was real chemistry between him and Jennifer Lopez (Ricki). The frank discussion about sex was both comedic as Gigli played macho man, and sensual during Ricki's turn.

It also had many fine comedic moments. When Ricki asks for a tea and Brian says he wants one too, Ricki immediately says 'two teas', now that is superb comedic timing. Plus it portays Ricki's early dominance in the relationship.

Justin Bartha (Brian) portrayed his character's disability extremely well. As in real life for the developmentally disabled, in the movie some people who interacted with Brian were empathetic, others were at best tolerant. At first, Gigli was not nice at all. The scene when Gigli tries to force Brian into 'acting normal' was a classic, yet Gigli's eventual turn-around in helping Brian was really quite tearful. The Brian character grew as well once he was exposed to the outside world and those around him began to understand him better.

Too bad the spate of negative reviews (and swearing and violence in the film) will likely mean it will never be used to depict the positive humanistic message that so many 'professional' reviewers missed.

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Summary: this movie suck dog
Review: awful awful movie to see. j lo and ben together come on what were they thinking when they this movie with two bad actor. my dog and cat can do better then that and i don't train them and they just do it. maybe if i give j lo some treat (dog bone) she might work better in front of the cameras!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ONE MORE THING I WOULD NEVER GIVE THIS MOVIE A ONE STAR
IF IT HAD ZERO THAT WHAT I WOULD GIVE...
SAVE YOUR MONEY AND AND GET YOURSELF A RRSP AND MAKE SOME INTREST OUT OF IT....

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Summary: Dont get this movie...
Review: Gigli is just outright HORRIBLE! The plot involves Larry Gigli, and a retarted boy named Brian which he kidnappes for reasons we dont know, and the movie never tells us why. Now one thing that was bothering me; if Larry was supposed to be hiding Brian, THEN WHY IN THE HELL WAS HE DRIVING HIM AROUND TOWN IN A CONVERTABLE WITH THE TOP UP?! Then comes Ricki (J.Lo) because Larry's boss does not trust Larry, for reasons we dont know. Ricki is a lesbian, but if Ricki is supposed to be a lesbian, then why IN THE HELL IS SHE SLEEPING WITH LARRY?! Lesbians dont find men attractive, I know from experience, but that is another story.
Then comes Al Pachino for ONE SCENE! ONE SCENE! I mean come on, this movie is VERY FRUSTRATING in many ways, Ricki and Larry are just retarted, and the only smart one seems to be Brian, they failed in this movie BAD, dont waste your time renting and dont DARE buy it because you will want to break the DVD by watching the first 15 minutes of the film. So save time and money and buy something that is worth watching, not this garbage.

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Summary: Not as bad as they say.
Review: Gigli isn't as bad as they say. In fact it's not really bad for a third wheel romantic comedy, where the lady is an angry lesbian and the third wheel is a retarded guy

Rating:
Summary: Not as bad as they say
Review: Gigli isn't as bad as they say. In fact it's not really bad for a third wheel romantic comedy, where the lady is an angry lesbian and the third wheel is a retarded guy.

Rating:
Summary: ACTUALLY A BAD MOVIE
Review: No matter how you pronounce it, GIGLI (Columbia Tristar) is much worse than you think.

Too bad Ben and J-Lo didn't do a funny commentary track. Could of been a classic. You know, to hear them fighting over who's at fault for making this reall (rhymes with Gigli) bad flick.

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Summary: believe it or not, I have seen worse
Review: (...)My Comments:
With the horrible reviews this movie received, I was certain it was going to be terrible. I wasn't completely sure what to expect, but I do know Affleck is a terrible actor and Lopez is only occasionally bearable. Ergo, the acting couldn't be good. What's more, I had heard that it involved Affleck, of all people, convincing a lesbian to have sex with him. I don't know a single woman that finds Affleck attractive. So, to be completely honest, the only reason I wanted to watch this movie was to see how bad it is.

If you approach the movie expecting it to be terrible, it doesn't disappoint. As it turns out, the whole kidnapping thing is peripheral to Ricki and Larry's relationship. I wasn't expecting this to be the case; I thought the lesbian encounter was only going to be a small part of the movie, but it is actually the focus of the movie. The kidnapping is just a guise for having the lesbian/heterosexual love affair. And considering no right-minded lesbian would change her mind for Ben Affleck, this just doesn't work.

Since this is a major element of the movie, let me express a few more sentiments about it. My wife made the comment that lesbians would probably find this movie offensive. Though I'm not homosexual, let me see if I can explain why I agree with my wife. While on a recent trip to Florida we saw a sign for Black Angus Beef that said, "What vegetarians eat when they cheat." We are vegetarians and don't believe you can call yourself a vegetarian if you 'cheat'. We found the sign offensive. I'd say boycott Black Angus Beef, but everyone that would find it offensive already does (vegetarians). In similar fashion, by saying Ben Affleck has what it takes to turn a homosexual into a heterosexual, they are positing something patently absurd. I may exchange viewpoints with a political conservative with the intent of changing their mind, but we are not taking about opinions. How many people would have found this movie offensive if it had been the other way around? If, instead of Jennifer Lopez they had cast Matt Damon (Affleck's old buddy) across from Affleck and Damon had finally convinced Affleck at the end of the movie to become a homosexual (resulting in a gay sex scene), would there have been an outrage against this movie? I'm inclined to think there would have been. Instead, we, the brain-dead audience, are just supposed to accept this drivel. Not going to happen.

There are some additional problems with the story. First, Ricki is hired to help Larry because, as she claims, she's tough. Apparently her toughness is based on the idea that Steven Seagal is tough because he is a Buddhist and meditates. Ricki goes around reading oriental books, practicing yoga, and pretending to be tough. But in the end, the only time she ever touches someone is to have sex with Larry. Real tough. Then there's the whole sequence when Ricki's jilted ex-lover shows up. No explanation is offered as to how she found out where Ricki was, but not two minutes after she shows up, she slits her wrists. And a minute after that, she is completely forgotten. The whole sequence with Ricki's lover is a perfect metaphor for the route this movie should take - it pops up on the radar screen, slits its wrists to end its miserable life, and is then quickly forgotten.

On top off the bad story and all of the sexual commentary, when Ricki and Larry finally do make love there is nothing; no passion or excitement here. No wonder Affleck and Lopez are on the rocks, or is it finally over? I don't know nor do I care. "Gobble, gobble!"

Having spent all this time on the story, should I even mention the acting? Well, yes, because Justin Bartha isn't terrible. He isn't Dustin Hoffman (Rainman), but he outshines everyone else (other than Pacino, who is in all of 3 minutes of the movie - 1 long scene). Bartha was actually funny and interesting. Affleck and J.Lo. should be banished to Siberia. Neither can act. Affleck was in it because, against all odds and the alleged talent requirement, he is now a big name in Hollywood. J.Lo was in it for her body. That's it. It had nothing to do with their acting ability because, well, it's non-existent. I know of no other Hollywood actor who is so bad at expressing emotion using his facial expressions as is Ben Affleck. When will the Hollywood big-wigs learn?

Overall, I have to admit there were worse movies released during 2003 (Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle was worse; so was My Life With Morissey). But considering those movies were so bad they should be sunk in an abyss, it doesn't really mean Gigli is a good movie. It's a very bad movie to be added to the long line of bad movies 'starring' Ben Affleck. If you enjoy watching bad, offensive films, you may want to check out Gigli. If you have a sense of decency, skip it.

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Summary: One of the Best Movies Ever!
Review: Not! "Gigli" is as bad as everyone says it is. I can't believe that it made four whole dollars at the box office. It's totally undeserving of any respectability or pity. The reviewer was right about sticking needles under your toenails for something less painful, but why not powder your eyes with pepper so you wouldn't have to see it?