The challenge of having the
new Blockbuster Movie Pass is that I feel the
freedom to rent films that I would ordinarily
never considering paying a rental price to
see...I've been watching films like a maniac
since getting the pass 3 weeks ago...and so, I
simply couldn't resist...the greatest train
wreck of the last year and I simply had to see
it for myself. Yes, it's true...I've watched
Gigli.
Even the employees at Blockbuster offered the
warning..."You do know this is supposed to be
really bad?" Even in TC's world, this generous
warning should earn Blockbuster a few brownie
points. Too bad there's not a censorship label
for "films too bad for human observation." Gigli
would qualify.
Admittedly, I did not expect to like this film.
Yet, I held out a faint hope that I might not
totally hate it. One of the employees even
offered some optimism by pointing out that there
was an "autistic" dimension to the story and he
was supposed to be the highlight of the film.
This piqued my interest and gave me hope that I
might find something to like about the film.
Wrong again.
"Gigli" captured Razzie awards for "Worst
Picture," Worst Actor (Affleck), Worst Actress
(Lopez), Worst Director (Martin Brest), Worst
Screenplay (Brest again) and Worst Onscreen
Couple (Affleck/Lopez). Also receiving Razzie
nominations were supporting players Al Pacino,
Christopher Walken and Lainie Kazan. What's
truly sad is that I can't argue with any of
these wins or nominations. Uniformly, this is
the worst ensemble cast I've seen in quite some
time, with Justin Bartha (as the autistic Brian)
being the highlight of the film...and, for the
record, he doesn't come close to portraying
anything close to autism or any other
developmental disability. Mostly he just
resembles a "Rain Man Smurf." Quite simply, he's
obnoxious, annoying and sad...but he is the
film's highlight.
I find it infuriating that Mr. Brest was paid to
write this script. It is inept...pure and
simple. It is not funny, it is not honest
dialogue and the storyline is trite. Of course,
much has been said about the various truly awful
scenes. I won't rehash them again...suffice it
to say that I couldn't pick just one to rip
apart. The ENTIRE movie is horrid.
Affleck uses an awful, inconsistent accent...his
character has no conviction, no commitment and
no chemistry with Lopez.
Lopez? Quickly becoming the actress
Madonna...no, wait, she's officially surpassed
Madonna for theatrical crap.
The rest of the cast should just be grateful
that they share less screen time...They have
less time to look awful.
Do you catch my drift? There truly is no reason
to see this film. It is beyond a train
wreck...it is truly a poorly directed, poorly
written and poorly acted film that does not
deserve even a sympathy rental.
©
Written by Richard
Propes
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How We Rated This Film
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No Stars |
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Jacob Hall
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TC Candler's
Comment
The
best reason to watch 'Gigli' is for the
'train-wreck-anticipation'... you know it's
going to be bad, but you just have to see it
with your own eyes.
This film garnered the worst pre-release buzz in
the history of Hollywood. Amazingly, the
resulting two hours lives down to all the
expectations... and then some. This is a
gloriously awful film.
Jacob
Hall's Comment
N/A
