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Gia (R-Rated)

Angelina Jolie (Actor), Faye Dunaway (Actor), Michael Cristofer (Director) | Rated: R (Restricted) | Format: DVD
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (183 customer reviews)
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There's a reason why Cindy Crawford was dubbed "Baby Gia" when she first hit the modeling scene. Indeed, Crawford, now the world's best-known supermodel, greatly resembled model Gia Carangi, who went from high school to the cover of British Vogue in less than two years. Carangi appeared on many more covers of Vogue (French, British, Italian, and American) and Cosmopolitan before dying of complications from AIDs (she was an IV heroin user) in 1986. Now most people recognize Carangi's name from this powerful HBO film that stars Golden Globe-winner Angelina Jolie, who comes by her talent honestly. Jolie is the daughter of veteran actor Jon Voight, and her own training as a model serves her well--she has the moves. Throughout, she's heartbreaking--as no doubt the real Carangi was--effective, and stunning.

With good source material (Stephen Fried's A Thing of Beauty: The Tragedy of Supermodel Gia), Jolie's stunning performance, and strong directing by Michael Cristofer, the movie goes beyond the merely sensational. The script was cowritten by Cristofer and novelist Jay McInerney, whose Bright Lights, Big City covers similar territory. As a cautionary tale, Gia works. But to watch Jolie in her character's tragic self-destruction is utterly compelling. --N.F. Mendoza

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This unrated version contains six minutes of sexually explict footage not aired on HBO.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Here's what you probably want to know..., Jun 18 2004
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longshot75 (Woking, Surrey United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Gia (Rated) (Full Screen) (DVD)
1. You want to buy it, so get the unrated version, rather
than the 'R' rated one, cos it has more nudity.
2. Angelina Jolie is a total knock-out in this film.
3. Yes, she does get naked - quite a bit in fact.
4. Yes, there's a 'scene' with another girl.
5. There's one stand out line in this film from Angelina: "'I gotta go', 'I gotta go'. Where the #### does everyone go when they've gotta go?"
6. Great movie, you will definitely want this if you're a fan.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievable and Heartwrenching, April 21 2000
I was maybe ten when Gia died. Needless to say I had never heard of her when this movie came out. But being a huge fan of Angelina Jolie I watched it. After it was over I just sat there thinking (a sign of a very good movie in my opinion). I had run the gamet of every emotion possible in just two hours. I felt like I had just met someone quite amazing and they told me their life story. Angelina Jolie has proven herself in the past as an amazing actress, but this film established her as a master of the craft. No one could have come close to the power she radiates while showing us who Gia was. I don't say "plays Gia" because it was definitly more than portraying a character. She became Gia. I hate when people categorize this movie as "lesbian/ gay film", because it generalizes a very complex emotional human being. Gia wasn't just a lesbian, she was a model, a friend, a daughter, and a lover. If you want to experience the human condition, it's joy and pain, watch Gia. It truly is a work of art. And Angelina Jolie is an artist.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Rapid rise to and Tragic fall from stardom, Mar 3 2000
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"kidinterrupted" (Peabody, MA United States) - See all my reviews
The story of the first American supermodel, Gia Carangi, is one that moves you beyond anything you can imagine. To see the down-and-out pizza joint girl rise from nothingness in Philadelphia to everything around the world and back is something that cannot be believed unless it is seen. Angelina Jolie carries this role in such a way that you couldn't possibly finish this movie without being disturbed, horrified, and moved nearly to tears by its tragic ending. Perhaps Carangi wasn't something of amazing talent, but Jolie certainly is and her depiction of the drug-riddled model certainly deserved every award and ounce of critical acclaim that she received. Without question, purchase this movie and watch it many times. I promise this much: you will never look at Jolie the same way again, you will NEVER see Carangi in the same light as previously, and you will never EVER touch another drug again in your entire life.
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