Gigli
SUMMARY
A bumbling hitman, Gigli (Ben Affleck) is hired by the mob to kidnap the California district attorney's mentally retarded brother. Ricki (Jennifer Lopez), is sent to supervise Gigli as keeps the brother in his apartment. They end up on the run from the law and fall in love.
CAST /CREW
Directed by
Martin Brest
Writing credits (WGA)
Martin Brest (written by)
Cast Ben Affleck .... Larry Gigli Terry Camilleri .... Man in Dryer (as Terrence Camilleri) David Backus .... Laundry Customer Lenny Venito .... Louis Robert Silver .... Man in Debt Luis Alberto Martínez .... Adult Care Resident Justin Bartha .... Brian Jennifer Lopez .... Ricki Christopher Walken .... Det. Stanley Jacobellis Todd Giebenhain .... High School Kid #1 Brian Sites .... High School Kid #2 Brian Casey .... High School Kid #3 Les Bradford .... High School Kid #4 David Bonfadini .... High School Kid #5 Dwight P. Ketchum .... High School Kid #6 Lainie Kazan .... Mother Missy Crider .... Robin Peter Van Norden .... Morgue Attendant Alex Fatovich .... Packing Store Clerk Al Pacino .... Starkman (more)
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REVIEWS
Here is a quazi-positive review of the film. At least it has some good stuff to say...
Why Ben & Jen still sit pretty. Fri Aug 1, 9:34 AM ET, By Susan Wloszczyna and Ann Oldenburg, USA TODAY(thanks Andy B. for this info)
There's no doubt about it: For the celeb-obsessed, Ben Affleck (news) and Jennifer Lopez (news) are to salivate for. The tabloid nation is so taken by the couple that it is starting to refer to them as a two-headed media monster: Bennifer.
There's also no doubt about this: Their new crime-caper flick, Gigli, opens today to very bad buzz. Glitter bad. Swept Away bad. Nearly Plan Nine From Outer Space bad. A sample reaction, from Roger Friedman of Fox News: "Witless, coarse and vulgar ... A total, mindless disaster ... Stupefying."
Their greatest sin has been said to be the bugaboo that befalls many film romances starring real-life couples: that Ben and Jen, who first met on the set and should be setting off flirty sparks like sexual fireflies, have all the combustible chemistry of a soggy match.
Let's be fair. She plays a lesbian. That's a bit of a barrier for hetero matchmaking. He plays dumb. So dumb he thinks a Tabasco bottle is great reading. And their killers-for-hire devote much time to babysitting a slow-witted kidnap victim who comes off like Rain Man Jr.
But at a screening Wednesday in Washington, D.C., with an audience sprinkled with a pro-J. Lo contingent, the movie didn't play like a totally big, fat dud.
In light of that, we offer 10 reasons Gigli is actually not going to ruin Ben or J. Lo's career, nor will it drive Bennifer from the limelight:1. Their chemistry isn't that bad. They kiss with the right amount of lip action. They make love with enthusiasm. The audience was not groaning. In fact, you could say the anticipatory tension in the air when she first begins to sexually tease him was palpable.
2. There were laughs. People in the audience chuckled regularly. Not necessarily at them, but with them, even when Affleck had to declare himself "the original gangster's gangster."
3. No one ran out screaming, not even during a scene that already has gone into the Hollywood annals of embarrassing moments: J. Lo, provocatively sprawled on a bed, announces to Ben, "It's turkey time." When he looks quizzical, she smiles and adds helpfully, "Gobble, gobble." And, no, she is not inviting him over for Thanksgiving dinner.
4. She makes her entrance in black low-slung hip huggers and cropped top, an outfit highlighted in the preview trailer. That alone will draw fans of toned flesh into the theater. Bonus: Jen's snake-like moves during a yoga routine that begins with a truly stunning position that one could only describe as the Perdue roaster chicken.
5. We're told that in every relationship there is a bull and a cow. In Gigli, Affleck is the one who ends up mooing. Literally. Not to worry: As Lopez confirmed in the pair's chat on NBC's Dateline, "Ben wears the pants" in real life.
6. They drive a sky-blue Chevy Impala convertible. The two of them cruising is a sight we know well. Remember those tabloid shots of them kissing in a Bentley? Her hair shines and blows in the wind. He looks handsome behind the wheel. If Rain Man Jr. weren't in the back seat, you would call it romantic.
7. Not only can they say they've done a film with Al Pacino (news), they also can say they've acted with Al Pacino and they were actually better than he was.
8. Ben takes his shirt off at least three times.
9. J. Lo has one shower scene. (A complaint: Why does she wear a robe during the sex interlude? Her hit woman is anything but demure.)
10. Was Madonna (news - web sites) ever clamped in irons and locked away for her many cinematic crimes? Bennifer will survive this, too.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/usatoday/20030801/en_usatoday/11470315
My 2 Cents
I finally saw "Gigli" on Thursday because I thought it would be pulled from the theaters the next day (it was). I went in with very low expectations. In fact the girl at the popcorn counter asked what movie I was seeing and made a face when I said "Gigli". She said she hadn't seen it so she wouldn't comment, but clearly she thought it must be awful.
Much to my surprise I liked it. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez did a fine job. The only thing I didn't like was that the Affleck character was a little annoying, but it's hardly the disaster everyone (including Ben Affleck) have said it was. I've seen a lot of films this year and "Gigli" is far from the worst. In fact I would put it among the better movies I've seen. I'm not saying it's Gone with the Wind, but it's nowhere near the bomb people are saying it is.
(I'm not saying that because Al is in it either. In fact Al only has one scene and it's toward the end if you're interested.)
I think people are just sick of Ben and Jen, and all the publicity about their romance, and hearing about every little think in their lives. People jump on a bandwagon and it becomes a reference point for jokes etc. Like that idiot at the popcorn counter who hadn't even seen it but was an expert on how bad it is.Well that's my review anyhow. I won't be posting any of the terrible reviews out there because I think a lot of the motivation behind the feeding frenzy is jealousy more than judging the film on it's merits.
My 2 cents anyhow.
TRIVIA
Al has a short cameo in this film.
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