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Admittedly vulgar and ludicrous, Fading Gigolo gets a decent amount of mileage out of the entertaining chemistry between its starring duo.
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The script rings false from the off. May 23, 2014 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
The script rings false from the off.
Charlotte O'Sullivan
The preposterousness of this plot marks Fading Gigolo as a vanity project, but it's hard to take Turturro too much to task when he hits so many other grace notes in between blowing his own horn. May 23, 2014 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
The preposterousness of this plot marks Fading Gigolo as a vanity project, but it's hard to take Turturro too much to task when he hits so many other grace notes in between blowing his own horn.
Adam Nayman
It's relaxed, amusing and warm, but nothing rings true. May 22, 2014 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
It's relaxed, amusing and warm, but nothing rings true.
Steve Rose
The premise is preposterous and many of the gags are tasteless, yet the tone is gentle, even elegiac, and the players are surprisingly sensitive. May 22, 2014 | Full Review…
The premise is preposterous and many of the gags are tasteless, yet the tone is gentle, even elegiac, and the players are surprisingly sensitive.
Ben Sachs
The great John Turturro comes a-cropper in this tin-eared comedy of male sexual mores. May 22, 2014 | Rating: 1/5
The great John Turturro comes a-cropper in this tin-eared comedy of male sexual mores.
Matthew Thrift
A story that pretends to be about sex but is actually focused on revealing the true nature of intimacy. May 22, 2014 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
A story that pretends to be about sex but is actually focused on revealing the true nature of intimacy.
Linda Barnard
What makes Fading Gigolo unique is its sensitivity toward the female perspective, representing hooking in a positive light as an emotionally therapeutic practice. Mar 28, 2019 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review…
What makes Fading Gigolo unique is its sensitivity toward the female perspective, representing hooking in a positive light as an emotionally therapeutic practice.
Bernard Boo
Whilst dryly humorous and happy to navigate -- sometimes successfully, sometimes not -- Jewish clichés, Fading Gigolo's real charm lies in its warmth. Mar 20, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Whilst dryly humorous and happy to navigate -- sometimes successfully, sometimes not -- Jewish clichés, Fading Gigolo's real charm lies in its warmth.
Joseph Walsh
The music, as with the earthy set design, and the elegantly textural jewel-toned costuming, create a rich and sensual backdrop that make up for the flat characters and the somewhat improbable plot. Dec 10, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
The music, as with the earthy set design, and the elegantly textural jewel-toned costuming, create a rich and sensual backdrop that make up for the flat characters and the somewhat improbable plot.
Di Golding
Turturro is a brilliant actor and his directing is excellent; the screenplay, however, in another story -- well, I wish it were another story. Nov 2, 2018 | Rating: 3/10 | Full Review…
Turturro is a brilliant actor and his directing is excellent; the screenplay, however, in another story -- well, I wish it were another story.
Debbie Baldwin
Turturro's' direction is confident and mature. He loves New York and sets it to glowing with magic hour shoots and warm, welcoming interiors. He shoots his stars as though they were dreams, and despite the lurid premise, it's an innocent look at life. Aug 29, 2018 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
Turturro's' direction is confident and mature. He loves New York and sets it to glowing with magic hour shoots and warm, welcoming interiors. He shoots his stars as though they were dreams, and despite the lurid premise, it's an innocent look at life.
Anne Brodie
Despite a truly terrible title, John Turturro's "Fading Gigolo" is a surprisingly soulful and quiet comedy-drama. Aug 22, 2018 | Full Review…
Despite a truly terrible title, John Turturro's "Fading Gigolo" is a surprisingly soulful and quiet comedy-drama.
Asia Frey
Despite its good moments - and there really are a handful of them, largely thanks to the presence of Woody Allen -, this average comedy is so harmless in many ways that even its sweet message about loneliness and connection gets diluted by how perfunctory the plot is.
Super Reviewer
The writing and tone of Fading Gigolo is too uneven to make for a coherent, admirable film. The plot awkwardly shifts from melodrama to sexual comedy with no real justification. There are elements of the film that could have worked if the filmmakers had chosen one specific tone or message as opposed to several very different ones.
A wonderfully compelling an enjoyable comedy with a great cast. John Turturro truly embraces his material he conceived with a heartfelt performance and solid direction. Woody Allen is excellent.
The oldest profession just got older. Good Quiky Film!Here is a film that is pleasantly unique and special. A film that is a bit different, probably my own misunderstanding, than advertised from the trailers. The film was written & directed by it's main star, John Turturro, and what a grand achievement it is. Also starring in supporting roles and fantastic to say the least; Sharon Stone, Sofia Vergara, Liev Schreiber, Vanessa Paradis, and New York's own, film legend Woody Allen. I found while watching this film, and though the characters played by Turturro & Allen were enjoyable to watch, I was fascinated mostly with Paradis' character and her story. I'm not Jewish myself, so I'm very naive to the culture and their religious practices, and found it a interesting insight to a, I'm sure, small portion of what it may be like to be of Jewish faith. Though, and I said I was naive to the culture, it may not be entirely true. With that said, I found a film that surprised me positively and thus was quite better than I expected. Fioravante decides to become a professional Don Juan as a way of making money to help his cash-strapped friend, Murray. With Murray acting as his "manager", the duo quickly finds themselves caught up in the crosscurrents of love and money.
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