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Gigli (2003)

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Reviews Counted: 157 Fresh: 10  Rotten:147 Average Rating: 2.7/10
 
Consensus: Bizarre and clumsily plotted, Gigli is a mess. As for its stars, Affleck and Lopez lack chemistry.
 

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Runtime: 2 hrs 4 mins

Theatrical Release: Aug 1, 2003 Wide

Box Office: $5,660,084

Synopsis: In Gigli, Martin Brest’s (Scent of a Woman, Midnight Run) unconventional romantic comedy, Larry Gigli (Ben Affleck), a low-level hood is given a high-level assignment to kidnap Brian (Justin Bartha), the psychologically challenged younger brother of a powerful federal prosecutor to... In Gigli, Martin Brest’s (Scent of a Woman, Midnight Run) unconventional romantic comedy, Larry Gigli (Ben Affleck), a low-level hood is given a high-level assignment to kidnap Brian (Justin Bartha), the psychologically challenged younger brother of a powerful federal prosecutor to help save a mob boss from going to prison. Hiding out in his one-bedroom apartment with Brian, Gigli is shocked when Ricki (Jennifer Lopez), a gorgeous, free-spirited female enforcer is sent to assist him because his boss thinks he’s likely to screw up. And from that moment on, Gigli’s world is turned upside down. Gigli finds himself falling in love with the unavailable Ricki and goes to extreme lengths to win her affection. The more she resists, the stronger the attraction becomes. By letting their feelings get in the way of business, Gigli and Ricki set in motion an unlikely chain of events that just could endanger their plans for a long-term relationship – and their lives. Revolution Studios Presents A City Light Films/Casey Silver Production Gigli starring Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, a Columbia Pictures release. Also starring is Justin Bartha. The film is written and directed by Martin Brest. Casey Silver and Brest are the producers. John Hardy is the executive producer. The distinguished production team includes director of photography Robert Elswit, ASC, production designer Gary Frutkoff, film editors Billy Weber and Julie Monroe and costume designer Michael Kaplan. The music is by John Powell. [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Justin Bartha, Lainie Kazan, Missy Crider

Director: Martin Brest
Screenwriter: Martin Brest
Producer: John Hardy, Casey Silver, Martin Brest
Composer: John Powell

DVD Info

Release:

Dec 9, 2003

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33
  • Widescreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French
  • Subtitles - Chinese, English, French, Korean, Thai - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailers

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4/5

I can't call Gigli a misunderstood masterwork, but I'm not ashamed to say I enjoyed it.

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02/14/08
Rob Gonsalves
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Brief but flamboyant cameos by Christopher Walken and Al Pacino helped keep me distracted from the noble intentions and the silliness.

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03/06/07
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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1/5

Torture. Impossible to imagine how it could've been worse.

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12/30/06
Simon Braund
Empire Magazine
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1/4

Gigli isn't the equivalent of cracking a whippit, but it is irredeemably flawed

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03/16/06
Jordan Hiller
Bangitout.com
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Mitigating factors: a carefully curated sampling of J-Lo butt cleavage, and an arrhythmic Christopher Walken cameo which momentarily diverts the doomed ship from collision with the iceberg.

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02/09/06
Jessica Winter
Time Out
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1.5/4

Apart from the notoriety of their relationship, there isn't much else going for this movie.

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09/30/05
Scott Nash
Three Movie Buffs
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1/5

I can't say that I enjoyed watching Gigli but it certainly was an instructive lesson in how good ideas can go horribly wrong.

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03/05/05
Ethan Alter
NYC Film Critic
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Famous rich people can't just go to Glamour Shots to satisfy their appetites for amour-propre...

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01/27/05
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez ... each spend several shocking minutes expounding upon the wonders of their own nether regions.

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09/20/04
Mark Collette
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)
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0.5/5

The first half is an unfunny drag, with a few uncomfortable laughs provided by a retarded man. The last half is a tragedy.

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07/07/04
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)
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Gigli looks like a movie that writer-director Martin Brest made up on the spot.

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06/23/04
Judith Egerton
Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)
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1/5

Awe-inspiringly, world-historically awful.

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01/15/04
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]
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Brest inserts little wrinkles in an attempt to wash away the clichés, but all he achieves is taking an already wretched script to new depths.

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01/03/04
Gabe Leibowitz
eCinemaCenter.com
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If one has to find something positive to say about Gigli, it would have to be this: at least it isn’t likely to spawn a sequel.

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01/02/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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How any relationship could be expected to survive after Gigli is a mystery. So if you're thinking of bringing someone for the laugh, be prepared to go home alone.

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11/14/03
Harry Guerin
RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland)
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2.5/4

It tries a valiant effort to be smart and edgy, and feels like something that's always edging at greatness but never quite managing to break on through.

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10/12/03
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
UK Critic
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[You] realise that having your skin flayed by a potato peeler would be less painful.

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09/24/03
Jamie Russell
BBC
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The rumours are true, this is one of the worst films of the year.

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09/20/03
Matthew Turner
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09/05/03
Jonathan W. Hickman
Entertainment Insiders
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0.5/4

Just a waste that deserves to be forgotten rather than attacked.

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08/24/03
Garth Franklin
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