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Gigli

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4 star:		(12)
3 star:		(7)
2 star:		(8)
1 star:		(60)

 

 

this movie was ten times better than scream 2. since the acting from that movie is wack.

this movie i would say was tipsy. and ben affleck did a really great job on this movie.

this movie was ten times better than the vampire effect .since the action was lame.

OMGWTF!?!?!?!1? this movie rocks! bennie is such a cootie and his acting is cootie and better than that from goodwill hunting which i want to give a half star cuz it was bad and things. on the record, jaylo is a good actor and not actress but anyhoo, this movie rocks a party and body and coolio. wasn't he in gigli? sure, everyone was, even me, cuz it roooles. buy this buy this buy this buy this nooow. now. for amazon and for the world!!! plz buy this tnx lol.

I am not kidding. 'Gigli' is a very good, entertaining movie, with great acting and great cameos by the likes of Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, and Laini Kazan. All three of them shine in this film. Martin Brest's cinematography and style draws you into the acting, and the chemistry between Ben and J Lo's characters is believable to the core. Bennifer is actually very good in this flick. Sure, the plot line may not be as intense and fast paced as a Harrison Ford drama, BUT the film is certainly NOT as bad as some of the reviewers or critics claim it to be! In addition, Justin Bartha's character acting where he depicts an autistic young man is absolutely first rate and just about approaches OSCAR material. He is amazing! It reminds me of Dustin Hoffman's depiction of Raymond in the film 'Rain Man'. It is just as good, and actually quite moving during some very touching, and even sweet moments where he interacts with others. All in all, I give this a 4 star rating because the movie DOES work, with a decent plot line, and some good acting. See it for yourself, and then judge.

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.

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.

Okay, lets be real about something: Gigli isn't that bad of a movie.

Compared to The Wedding Planner, Maid in Manhattan, and a whole bunch of other J-Lo flicks, Gigli ain't that bad. It has an "indie" film feel to it, maybe due to so few characters (4 main, 2 surprise), and the film is a "talkie" (not much action, just a lot of conversations).

What bought down this average movie was JLo and Ben Affleck; they never should have pimped their "love" so much that a Beniffer backlash occured to coincide with the movie's openning.

Bless JLo, but even on her best days, her transparent orchestrations to grab fame and fortune are a turn off. And then she lost points for dragging "Good Ben Hunting" into her morass, thus turning him into a publicity hungry vamp.

There was so much press around them, of course the movie had to fail. But it ain't a bad movie. Not great, of course, but plenty of laughs, sexual tension (JLo makes Ben her mental bottom), and a few tears. Also, just to give a bit of clarification, JLo's character is bi-sexual, not just a lesbian, as is revealed in the conversation with Ben's mother. This is important because if she had been a lesbian, their romance would have been inconceivable.

Yes, the script could have been clearer and a little more intelligent, but we're talking Beniffer here, not Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson (Howards End/Remains of the Day)!

Rent the movie. Don't follow the herd because Beniffer is an easy target.Its funnier than folks remember to mention. You won't feel stupid for renting it.

Gigli, the highly unsuccessful film of 2003 has been called so many horrible things, there is no need for me to list them. I honestly had some hope for this film when I saw trailers for it, because I never pictured it to be this bad. Also the film had a fine director, Martin Brest who made such critically acclaimed films as Scent of a Woman and Midnight Run along with Beverly Hills Cop. Ben Affleck amazingly gave a watchable performance as Larry Gigli, a mobster. Jennifer Lopez plays Ricki, Larry's love interest who turns out to be a lesbian. The plot of this film could actually be called original but it just isn't a bit appealling. It was also very boring and not at all entertaining.
Gigli rated R for Pervasive Language, Sexual Content and Brief Strong Violence. The film contains non-stop profanity, infact according to People magazine, the f-word is used 75 times. The sexuality is reasonable, mainly one semi-explict sexual situation and sexual innuendo but no nudity. The violence includes a point-blank shooting and a cut off thumb.
Not at all worth seeing, I sadly saw it in theatres in addition to 3 other people. I wonder what will become of Martin Brest's reputation as a film director, it looks like he should make a movie based on a bestseller instead of writing something from the top of his head or maybe he should've casted other actors besides Ben & Jen. In a way I feel bad for him but I feel more disappointed in myself having lost a precious 2 hours of my life. Definetly winner of worst film of 2003 or at least a solid nominee. Funny this is there were other films in 2003 which did worst then Gigli and no one even noticied them. These films include, Marci X, which only made $900,000. Grind which made $2.6 million. The Order also performed at the box-office taking in about $4.3 million. Other flops included, My Boss's Daugther, Dumb & Dumberer & Duplex. So all in all there have been films that have been much worse then Gigli. Gigli taking in only $3.8 million and costing an astounding $54 million to make which will be remembered as one of the worse films ever made. Is it possible the duplicate the success of Gigli, who knows? All I can say is let's just pray for Ben & Jen in their next film together caller Jersey Girl, which is written & directed by Kevin Smith. So it should actually deliver some laughs, but well we'll just have to wait until February.

Call it a whimsical naivety, but an acquaintance and I rented this monstrosity recently. Frankly, it was highly improbable that a movie could be denounced as fervently as this one and be -gulp- the worst movie ever made, right? Wrong wrong wrong. There are some trite little movies that are so ridiculously terrible that they reach an apogee of unintended hilarity (I cite Cool As Ice, Vanilla Ice's debut film). This is definitely not one of those films. It took every fiber of my being to conclude viewing this. There were indeed points when I thought my sanity would collapse, points were I literally became so disgusting lachrymose I would let out a caterwaul of horrendous pain. Alas, I did manage to survive, but let me certifiably say this was the most painful thing I've ever done to myself. Masochists should shy away from this garbage. I would rather drive a tent stake through my ... then watch Gigli again. By the way, how exactly do such a diminutive amount of people actually seem panegyric in their reviews of this filth? I do realize the divagating circumstances of perspectivism but this is inconceivable. Watch this movie to realize how good you have it. Nothing compares to this monolithic waste of time and money. I implore you with all my collocated being to avoid this ...Theperformances were so tremendously horrible they were beyond my perspicacity's tolerance. I usually do enjoy Ben Affleck (he was particularly acute in Chasing Amy and Good Will Hunting) but this is evidence enough for cinematic banishment. If you want to laugh (as this dross will ineluctably fail at every attempt to wrest from you a single guffaw) read the positive reviews for Gigli. By the way, to the self-important jackass who seems to believe an assessment from the SATs somehow constitutes an intellectual competence, I would volubly retort that The Pledge was a movie about suspense and psychological tension, it ostensibly did accomplish the prerogitive of being stimulating. This cinematic aberration is merely a case of a movie that has an unsubstantiated confidence in itself; a movie that truly believes it is too cute for its own good; a movie that can indubitably emaciate any respect you might have had for its stars. In summation, a movie sooooo perniciously atrocious that even were God to exist, he would vanish in a puff of smoke and prismatic mirrors at the very cogitation of such a movie.