Velocity of Gary, the: Vincent D'Onofrio, Salma Hayek, Thomas Jane, Danny Arroyo, Jason Cutler, Olivia d'Abo, Elizabeth D'Onofrio, Hakan D'Onofrio, Keegan de Lancie, Ravell Dameron, Yvette Diaz, Marion Eaton, Dan Ireland, Carl Colpaert, Dan Lupovitz, Diane Conn, Ellen S. Wander, James Still: Amazon.ca: Video

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Life in New York City, apparently, ain't what it used to be. In director Dan Ireland's "slice of life," Vincent D'Onofrio is a former porn star named Valentino (how's that for subtle metaphor?) who is slowly dying of AIDS. That's the least of your worries. He's also one third of a symbiotic ménage à trois that includes waitress girlfriend Mary Carmen (an obnoxious Salma Hayek) and fetishistic gigolo boyfriend Gary (Thomas Jane, strutting like Madonna on valium). The movie comes across like some Midwestern housewife's salacious idea of what life is like "on the edge"--teeming with drugs, wild dancing, and drag queens. There's even a deaf, transgendered, Patsy Cline-wannabe who, no kidding, gets hit by a car while trying to call for an ambulance. Ireland and screenwriter James Still make such an embarrassing show of being outrageous that it's almost offensive; everybody is so busy being dangerously fabulous that nobody is even remotely human. --Steve Wiecking

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4.0 out of 5 stars SLIGHTLY ODD & THAT MAKES IT GREAT, Jun 13 2003

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It's not your run of the mill movie with tons of special effects and no story line. This movie has a story, and if you can get past the oddness of it a very touching one. Good performances, cheers to Vincent D-Onofrio. This man is not afraid of any movie role that comes his way, and if you watch this movie you'll see what I mean. He tackled this role all the way!

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4.0 out of 5 stars MÁS DE LO MISMO, PERO DISTINTO, Jan 8 2003

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Realmente, esta película trata un viejo tema: el triángulo amoroso. Pero lo hace con una altura, con una calidad y con esa novedad que sólo una buena lectura puede otorgarle a un tema ya gastado una nueva oportunidad. Recomendable. Para ver abrazado a tu pareja.

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1.0 out of 5 stars As bad as it gets., Oct 4 2002

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This movie missed the theaters and went straight to video, and even this fate is too good for it. The acting is terrible, the characterizations are not credible, and the plot developments--the few that there are--- are dull. Selma Hayek plays an absurdly stereotypical "NYC foul-mouthed Latin Chick," the sort of role that used to be pushed on Rosie Perez.

This picture pretends to treat homo and hetero relationships evenhandedly, but the homo component is really a bit of "spice" put in to underscore how far out of the mainstream these characters are. The hetero relationship is the only one that is explored in any depth, and that depth is minimal.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Love in All Shapes and Sexes
A film of unusual teanderness that explores human love and fragility in all forms is The Velocity of Gary. Read more

Published on July 26 2001 by azindn

3.0 out of 5 stars Confusing, didnt develop well.
The Velocity of Gary didn't develop well at all. I was confused for the first half of the movie as things were being thrown together. I didn't connect with the movie. Read more

Published on April 18 2001 by U2pop