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Fading Gigolo

R Released Apr 18, 2014 1h 38m Comedy Drama Romance List
54% Tomatometer 147 Reviews 41% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
A bookseller (Woody Allen) hires out his friend (John Turturro), an unassuming florist, as a male escort for a pair of lonely women (Sharon Stone, Vanessa Paradis).
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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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Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online While Fading Gigolo has potential, the delivery makes it a wholly frustrating watch. Rated: D+ Sep 2, 2017 Full Review Mark Kermode Observer (UK) If you can get beyond the implausibility of Sharon Stone paying John Turturro to join her in a mnage trois - and, frankly, I couldn't - then there are lightweight pleasures to be had amid the wry, angsty middle-aged male fantasy. Rated: 3/5 May 26, 2014 Full Review Ryan Gilbey New Statesman It would be misleading to suggest that the film falls into the so-bad-it's-good category. But a degree of obscure pleasure can be derived from the wrong-headedness of everything about it. May 23, 2014 Full Review Robert Sims Hollywood.com With his fifth directorial effort, John Turturro offers a thoughtful Woody Allen-esque meditation on the lengths to which lonely people go to fill the emotional holes in their lives. Jan 22, 2022 Full Review Richard Crouse Richard Crouse From the sexual shenanigans of the gigolo scenes to the more repressed romance of the Avigal storyline, the muddled story fails to generate any real heat. Rated: 2/5 Feb 1, 2021 Full Review Allen Almachar The MacGuffin Memorable actors fill unmemorable roles, speaking words that flutter into nothingness as soon as they're spoken. Rated: C Jul 21, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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jaime h This film was given the harsh treatment for obvious reason of bias, and the idiotic "critics" and moronic "fan critics" who don't have a clue what is good in the first place, let alone the ability to be objective when watching an enjoyable film. It's not a perfect film but it's perfectly entertaining, seriously offbeat, fun and funny, and touching as well... Screw the numbers and watch this film! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review serge e This movie is really funny, and works thanks to great performances and a brilliant chemistry between its leads. I loved it :D Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member #WoodyAllenRetro Podcast Project Woody joins veteran actor John Turturro in a strange dramatic rom-com which has a interesting and fun concept INITIALLY only to muddle it's story with conflicting tones and ideas that would have done better not to be so cobbled together in what feels like a random blend of unused characters and undeveloped ideas. Ultimately it feels like Turturro is drawing from some place of personal experience in these themes, some specifically drawing on the jewish community seem blatantly deliberate in execution but overall this screenplay is a disappointing mess that never comes together - it's obvious the basic human connection for unloved or disillusioned women was the ultimate takeaway but the execution was done quite badly - Woody himself could have tackled the material in a much more extravagant and elegant way but he seems to be here just to blow off some steam and be silly like he has in his other stand in movies ala picking up the pieces or scenes from a mall Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review troy k Starts out interesting, but doesn't stay that way. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Great comedy, I would say it is a master piece of the modern comedy. Fresh, irreverent, elegant and an amazing cast selection. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member Thoughtful perspectives. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A bookseller (Woody Allen) hires out his friend (John Turturro), an unassuming florist, as a male escort for a pair of lonely women (Sharon Stone, Vanessa Paradis).
Director
John Turturro
Producer
Bill Block, Paul Hanson, Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte, James Debbs
Screenwriter
John Turturro
Distributor
Millennium Entertainment
Production Co
Antidote Films
Rating
R (Language|Brief Nudity|Some Sexual Content)
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 18, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 22, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$3.8M
Runtime
1h 38m
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