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Gloria (Gena Rowlands), a self-involved woman in her forties who was once a mobster's mistress, is asked to look after Philip (Juan Adames), the son of her Mafia-connected Puerto Rican neighbors. This temporary set-up becomes permanent when the neighbors are killed in a mob hit. Philip has in his possession a diary containing a record of illegal Mafia activities; thus the boy is as good as dead unless Gloria takes decisive action. With Philip in tow, Gloria leads the hit men on a frantic chase
PG, 2 hr. 3 min.
Oct 1, 1980 Limited
Feb 25, 2003
Columbia Pictures Corporation
All Critics (21) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (21) | Rotten (1) | DVD (5)
Gena Rowlands is excellent as the tired woman who decides to take her chances for the boy. The kid is a right blend of understanding and childish tantrums.
John Cassavetes clearly set out to make a commercial film, but, intransigent personality that he was, he turned in a slice of pure avant-garde.
More than any other recent film I can think of, Gloria is a movie that depends on the mood you're in when you see it.
Tough, sweet, and goofy.
Under the masterful direction of husband John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands delivers a gutsy, spellbinding performance in this excellent crime film.
It's clear from the opening montage that we're in the hands of a master.
Any Cassavetes is worthwhile viewing
One of Cassavetes' most accessible and involving movies.
John Cassavetes made some iffy movies during his career, but none is worse than the original Gloria.
Rowlands's gutsy portrayal of the woman who takes a redemptive and life-threatening plunge, and Adames as the brat who grows up fast in the pressurized situation.
It's an obvious setup and most directors would have made sentimental hash out of it, but Cassavetes keeps it strong and smooth.
Star performances don't come by more brashly inviting than Gena Rowland's immortal .44 diva.
More intriguing than a standard Hollywood gangster movie.
Indie godfather John Cassavetes transforms Gena Rowlands into his own little Pam Grier in this oddly sweet-and-sour, PG-rated mob melodrama.
Gloria boasts a tough and tender performance by Gina Rowlands as an ex-gun moll and showgirl whose nurturing instincts come to the fore when she is called upon to protect a little boy in jeopardy.
A reasonably entertaining and refreshingly off-beat action/drama.
Indie godfather John Cassavetes transforms Gena Rowlands into his own little Pam Grier in this odd mob melodrama with, naturally, an orphan kid. Rowlands is an extremely classy ex-mob dame with a hair-trigger temper and a tongue of fire.If there is any dead weight in the film, it's child actor John Adams, screeching
April 25, 2008
Super Reviewer
An ass-kicking Gena Rowlands is the major force behind this riveting, one of a kind gangster film from the unique vision of American new wave's craftsman John Cassavetes. direct precursor of Leon: The professional.
July 30, 2007Super Reviewer
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