Gigli Movie Review 2003

The one where Ben met Jen. The title is pronounced "Geely" and is the last name of smalltime mobster hitman Larry (Affleck). His latest job is to kidnap and babysit a prosecutor's mentally impaired brother (Bartha in his film debut) as leverage in mob boss Starkman's (an overacting Pacino) trial, but he begins to feel sorry for his hostage. So his worried boss Louis (Venito) decides to send Ricki (Lopez), another contract killer, to keep an eye on them. Oh, and Ricki's a lesbian, which doesn't preclude Larry hitting on her. Not quite as bad as most of Madonna's oeuvre but the film's vulgar come-on of "gobble, gobble" succintly describes the movie--it's a turkey.

Distribution

Columbia House Video Library, 1400 N. Fruitridge Ave., Terre Haute, IN 47811-0100, Toll-free: 800-457-0866, Email: customerservice@columbiahouse.com, URL: http://www.columbiahouse.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 124 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Organized Crime, Hit Men/Women, Hostage!, Mental Retardation, Lesbians, So I Amuse You?

Screenplay

Martin Brest

Cast

Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Justin Bartha, Christopher Walken, Al Pacino, Lainie Kazan, Missy (Melissa) Crider, Lenny Venito

Cinematography

Robert Elswit

Director

Martin Brest

Music

John Powell

Other

Jeff Wexler, Billy Weber, Julie Monroe, Sue Chan, Michael Kaplan, Gary Frutkoff

Producer

Martin Brest, Casey Silver, City Lights Productions, Revolution Studios

Awards

Golden Raspberries 2003: Worst Picture, Worst Actor (Affleck), Worst Actress (Lopez), Worst Director (Brest), Worst Screenplay.