Gigli

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Summary: It's a bad, bad movie - and I loved every minute of it!
Review: Nothing can prepare you for Gigli. I agree that it's one of the worst movies ever made, and that's also it's greatest strength. In my opinion, there is not a moment of Gigli that can be considered "good". However, there also was not a moment when I wasn't laughing, hysterically.
The dialogue is terrible, the acting made me question how anyone involved could possibly be offered another job, and even the sound quality is poor. It is an all around, bad movie. It is bad movie perfection. I recommend it to everyone, because everyone should get to laugh this hard at least once in their lives.
The first Ben Affleck rant about his reputation as a tough guy, is worth the price of the movie. And then there are the cameos. Christopher Walken's delivery is mind-blowing. There is no way to comprehend it. The only acting performance that is nearly as confusing and ridiculous, is Al Pacino's. There is no excuse, short of drunkeness, to explain Pacino's performance. It is pure bliss to watch.
Yes, Gigli is a bad movie, so bad, that it should be held up as the new standard for bad movies. But, it has made me laugh to point of exhaustion each time I've watched it, and I can't say that about most movies that try to be funny.

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Summary: Flawed, but not the worst
Review: I'm from Australia and Gigli was schedueled to be realesed in October 2003 but after the film bombed in America it was sent straight to video in late March 2004. Being a HUGE jennifer Lopez fan and owning every single one of her movies on DVD and all her cds, i desperatly wanted to see Gigli. When i finally did see it i could tell why it didn't do well but couldn't see why everyone was calling it the worst movie of 2003. Firstly one of the movies many problems is that its uneven and characters pop up for no reason. also the speechs they make, for excample jennifer charater talking to the boys in the restrauent because they were being to loud, well those types of things made it realy boring. But despite all this Jennifer lopez is dazzaling and does a good job but this isnt shown because of all the bad press its recieved. another good point - Ben and jen do have an excellent chemisrty together! In conclusion Gigli wont be winning any oscars anytime soon but is still enjoyable.

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Summary: top!
Review: I think this is a really tight movie!
One of J.Lo's best movies

Rating:
Summary: top!
Review: I think this is a really tight movie!
One of J.Lo's best movies!

Rating:
Summary: The new movie of J.Lo is good but not weak...
Review: I think this movie is not bad as the critics say because the critics don't get the absolute truth 'bout the moviez...
This movie can be rated 5 stars ---> 1 star!
The rating by myself is 5 stars and I don't get the truth...but my rating is good... (4/5+5/5=9/10-->4.5/5)

Rating:
Summary: The new movie of J.Lo is good but not weak...
Review: I think this movie is not bad as the critics say because the critics don't get the absolute truth 'bout the moviez...
This movie can be rated 5 stars ---> 1 star!
The rating by myself is 4 stars and I don't get the truth...but my rating is good...

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Summary: Calm Down People
Review: I thought Gigli was incredibly charming and except for a few lulls in the plot that most every other movie has, I loved it. The reviews that came out around the time of its theatrical release stated this was one of the worst disasters ever in cinematic history. That is complete crap. But what's worse, is that the average bone headed American let the critics tell them what to think and never gave the film a chance. It's so typical really. Everyone wants to agree with (...), god forbid we disagree on something. This is a good film, with good lessons, and the idea that this is somehow one of the worst films ever is so shocking to me I can't even comprehend it.

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Summary: So bad it's hilarious!
Review: This was the most incredibly bad movie I've ever seen. It was absolutely hysterical! Okay, the heartwarming music that comes on just as Gigli puts the man into the laundry machine was so out of place I couldn't stand it. And J. Lo's character making Gigli read the phonebook to the boy for lack of a more suitable book when we see her, in the very next scene, reading a book?!! What a horrible movie! The scene with J. Lo doing yoga and discussing female genitalia was the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen in my life. Kudos to the writer, director, producers, and actors for making such a BAD cinematic work!

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Summary: Will Hollywood learn??
Review: As we speak Ben Afflec and Jennifer Lopez are about to appear in the sequal to this bad movie. In a few weeks the sequel to Gigli Jersey Girl opens. Didnt hollywood learn that we dont want to see them in a movie, we'd rather see people ACT! I say avoid Gigli AND its sequel Jersey Girl at all costs!!! Does Hollywood think people will jsut go see anything???!! Do they think we're all stupid?!?!?

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Summary: You had to know it could not be as bad as everybody said
Review: So, the news out of Hollywood is that Ben Afflect does not want to do any more action movies in general and a sequel to his 2003 hit "Daredevil" in particular. After the failure of "Paycheck" he is ready to give up on the genre and has declared that his next film, "Surviving Christmas," represents "me trying my hand at comedy." Having read that, I know understand more than ever why the biggest thing wrong with "Gigli" is Ben Afflect. He did not know it was a comedy.

Affleck's performance stands out like a sore thumb in this 2003 film. He hosted "Saturday Night Live" last week and he appears only slightly more comfortable in this film than he did in some of the lame skits he was put into on live television. Affleck plays the title character in "Gigli" (apparently there are pronunciation issues with the name), and he is supposedly the muscle for Louis (Lenny Venito), a foul-mouthed L.A. mobster. However, that would be "muscle" in the tradition of Rocky Balboa in the first "Rocky," except with less muscle and maybe less brains. He talks tough (he's apparently the "Sultan of Slick"); so tough that it is clear he is way over his head in this business and that is before Louis comes up with the stupid idea of kidnapping the mentally retarded brother of a federal prosecutor to help out a New York City mob boss.

So, Gigli abducts young Brian (Justin Bartha) from his care facility and takes him home, where he is joined by Ricki (Jennifer Lopez). She is everything that he is not, by which I mean she has serious presence as a mob enforcer, is a woman, and a lesbian. Now, at this point we are supposed to acknowledge the heavy presence of the Bennifer phenomena and talk about how the on-screen chemistry between the two stars, who were either going together or actually engaged at this point in their roller coaster relationship, is below that of Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman let along Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. But my point of reference at this point was actually "Chasing Amy," the first film in which Affleck's character fell in love with a lesbian and discussed the merits of heterosexual versus homosexual sex.

The best scene in this film is when Gigli and Ricki make a case for their respective genitalia. He delivers his bit standing up, shirtless, making forceful gestures. She responds while reclining on the floor showing off her abs and doing stretching exercises that are almost as persuasive as the words she speaks. When she is done even Gigli knows she is right, which is saying something since so little gets through his thick head. But after that his character starts to calm down a bit and while Affleck never really fits into the movie, he pretty much stops going against the grain at that point.

There are other noteworthy scenes in this film, although they all have to do more with characters than plots as a series of supporting characters come in have shining moments. At one point while everybody is hiding out there is a knock on the door and in works Christopher Walken, who plays a cop and delivers what may well be the most eccentric line reading of a speech in his legendary career of eccentric line readings. Lainie Kazan plays Gigli's mother who certainly does not respond in the traditional way to learning that the beautiful woman her son is with is a lesbian. Then there is the mob boss from New York City, who turns out to be Al Pacino; say no more. This might be a three star movie but it has all these five star scenes that help keep it afloat. No way this was the worst film of 2003; that has to be "My Boss's Daughter."

Yes, there are holes in this plot. You think that kidnapping the mentally retarded brother of a federal prosecutor is not something that is going to get covered on the news? So taking Bryan out in public is pretty stupid. But then if reality was the true standard for this film then neither Gigli or Ricki would be mob muscle, so there. The end of the film leaves a lot to be desired because it stumbles around trying to find something to pass off as a happy ending: I was thinking along the lines of putting Bryan on a plane to Australia (because Down Under is a key part of this film). But things drag out so long that you have plenty of time to make up words to a title song for "Gigli" to the tune of "Gigi." Still, it is hard not to have some affection for a film that so many people hate just because of a quartet of scenes that offer memorable performances.