Teringer
An Exercise In Nonsense
MoPoshy
Absolutely brilliant
Scarlet
The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
JelenaG890
Okay, so if you are looking to kill a rainy Saturday inside by watching a movie and this one is on- take my advice and SKIP IT!!!!!!!!! There are some movies which fall into the "so bad they are good" category, like "Showgirls," "Duel in the Sun," etc. "Gigli" is not one such film. It has the reputation of being one of the worst films of all time, and that reputation is well-deserved. Usually, I can sit through a movie at least once even if I hate it. This is one movie that I could not sit through. An afternoon in the dentist's chair is more appealing to me than watching this film, and I am not kidding. The issues with this film are numerous, and have been well-documented. One, is the complete lack of chemistry between the two leads. Considering that they were a mega-couple at the time and inspired one of the most famous couple names of all time, you'd think J-LO and Affleck would actually have chemistry on-screen. Well, you would think so, but you would be very, very wrong. It's been years since Bennifer was a thing, but the two have zero chemistry as a couple on-screen and you have to wonder where their supposed passionate love affair was reflected, because there's no sign of it here. The title is another issue. For years, I thought the name of this was "Giggly." Well, color me surprised when I found out it was not! Live and learn. I'm not sure why exactly two Oscar winning actors like Pacino and Walken are in this film. Did they lose a bet? Did they need money at the time? Did they not read the script before agreeing to be in this? I found myself pondering these questions so much that I could not even focus on the film itself- although judging by what other people have said, I didn't really miss too much. I cannot help but feel sorry for director Martin Brest here. The guy went from directing quality films to directing this mess, and has not directed anything since. He also wrote the film, but creative control was taken away from him here so it was not the film he'd originally envisioned. So I give him a pass there. So, my final advice when it comes to "Gigli": eat glass instead of watching this. It will be less painful.
mummychic12
This movie was...well I don't know what to say other than it was something. but not in a great "something" kind of way. Character and plot development are two things that you cannot live without...and honestly the only person who had real character development was the mentally challenged Brian played by Justin Bartha. J-Lo's character talked a lot but didn't actually do anything to make her seem dangerous, and the same goes for Ben Affleck's character with that terrible accent. Not to mention he couldn't even cut off a finger from a dead guy...also note he didn't actually carry a proper knife to do it right instead having to settle for a plastic butter knife which would definitely NOT do the trick. But we are supposed to believe they are gangsters. I could track on what was going on with the plot of kidnapping the kid to blackmail the DA or whatever, but there was no resolution nor were there other characters coming in to support the storyline other than Al Pacino's random gangster character that came in later to shoot a minor character because they messed up the thumb thing to get him out of whatever rap he was facing, and even he still did not seem like a threat to Bennifer since they talked themselves out of that too.To top it all off the ending just didn't make sense with the aforementioned Al Pacino role, which I would have thought would galvanize the characters to do something when all they end up doing is leaving the poor kid at a Baywatch shoot and driving off into the sunset together. But oh wait, J-Lo is supposed to be a lesbian. Though a poor one apparently due to the aforementioned sunset driving and of course the exception she makes for Affleck's character which is also unbelievable as she spends all this time talking about being a lesbian and saying things to prove her intelligence and Affleck's character says and does nothing intriguing to make the "hopping the fence" worthwhile. Add to that a random cameo by an ex- girlfriend who tries to kill herself and they leave that chick at the hospital too...honestly I don't know why they just didn't have her play it straight because it would have been better than that sad attempt to make Jennifer's character seem "edgy". That being said, the only redeeming factor of this movie was the whole seductive yoga lesbian dialogue, which I did find to be quite refreshing from a feminist perspective...and I'm a straight female. But again, even that did not redeem this film. So I guess watch it if you have nothing better to do, but I wouldn't go out of your way because while it is one of those semi-light movies in feel; once you realize just how void of actual character and plot elements it is you will want your 2 hours of your life back. You can YouTube the lesbian yoga thing if you are curious.
ethansanders-40501
You've all heard about this turkey haven't you. How it's the worst film ever made, how it represents every thing wrong with cinema, how it can bring about the apocalypse etc. Everyone hates this film, even its stars Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez. But is it really that bad. Well I can tell you quite simply that the answer is- Yes, yes it is. OK so it's not the worst film ever made its more like the 786th worst ever made, which considering how many movies there are that is saying quite a lot. The film is labeled as a romantic gangster comedy (3 genres that go together like bread and butter and bleach). Well let's see how it fails at being all 3 genres.Romance- Ben and Jennifer, despite going out at the time, have zero chemistry. Unless you find watching a loud mouthed homophobe and a stereotypical lesbian hooking up romantic.Gangster- the gangster stuff is completely watered down and the whole gangster plot is polluted with plot holes.Comedy- if you find jokes at the expense of the mentally disabled and lesbians funny than your kind of comedy. However if not than this film will leave dead silence between every supposedly "hilarious" gag.
Eka Herlyanti
Now I see why this movie is one of those bottom rated movies. But I really can't believe it's one of Martin Brest's works. How come? Did he just get hit by a car or something? Please.... Did you just forget that I really love you Scent Of A Woman movie??? I know you didn't write that movie, but still...There's too much unnecessary dialogues and screens in this movie. It's a comedy, crime and romance. but somehow I couldn't really feel them from the dialogues. They're so lame. Sometimes I feel silence while I was watching this movie.I think Martin is trying to make a movie like Pulp Fiction, which genre is crime and comedy. But come on, it's so far from heaven. I enjoyed Pulp Fiction a lot. But okay, I appreciate Justin Bartha's performance. I think he's the only one who is captivating in this movie. And Al Pacino, too, actually. To me, he's still amazing here.
