Gia (1998)

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• Jeff "

  
  Well made film on the supermodel Gia Carangi. Well acted by Angelina Jolie, this film is the tragic story of one of America's first supermodels. The film is a good drama film. The cast here are good and they all deliver solid performances. The film could have been a lot better,… More
  Well made film on the supermodel Gia Carangi. Well acted by Angelina Jolie, this film is the tragic story of one of America's first supermodels. The film is a good drama film. The cast here are good and they all deliver solid performances. The film could have been a lot better, and I find that there were a few scenes where the material didn't work. However due to the good cast, it makes this film that much more interesting despite the lack of effective material. The film is good for what it is, the performances saves this film from being an utter failure. Like I said, it could have been a stunning film with a great story, but there's just something missing from it to truly make it stand out, and make it a memorable biopic. Considering the life that Gia had, you'd expect something great with this film. There's something missing from the films plot to really make it stand out, and it's a good film, but never anything great. If you're looking for one of Angelina Jolie's better performances, this film is it. For a biopic, Gia is one that could have been a lot better, but in any case, is good to watch. Don't expect anything great with this one. Expect a good film that should have been better. If it wasn't for the cast, I think this film would certainly have failed. This is one of those biopics that should have turned out better than it actually did. Still worth watching for one of Angelina Jolie's better performances.

• Lady D

  
  Not a story I expected to find fascinating and yet this true story of Gia, the first Super Model, a diva, drug addict and true wild child made for an interesting tale. A short life, that covered so much. Also one of Angelina Jolie's earlier films, which is refreshing because… More
  Not a story I expected to find fascinating and yet this true story of Gia, the first Super Model, a diva, drug addict and true wild child made for an interesting tale. A short life, that covered so much. Also one of Angelina Jolie's earlier films, which is refreshing because it's back when she wasn't such a diva herself and a much more natural fiesty Actress.

• Conner R

  
  One of Angelina Jolie's first performances and still one of her best. It is such a tragic story, but mainly due to the fact that you completely fall in love with Gia. The downfall is so sad to watch and highly effective. A great biopic and one of the best made-for-tv movies ever.

• Wahida K

  
  Everyone Saw The Beauty, No One Saw The Pain!

• Cassandra M

  
  Quite simply put, it's one of the best films I have ever seen. Putting aside the facts that some of it is not quite accurate, it is still brilliant. I'd heard of this film some years ago but never had the opportunity to see it. But recently, I decided to give it a shot, not… More
  Quite simply put, it's one of the best films I have ever seen. Putting aside the facts that some of it is not quite accurate, it is still brilliant. I'd heard of this film some years ago but never had the opportunity to see it. But recently, I decided to give it a shot, not knowing I was about to be put through one hell of a ride. It's probably Angelina Jolie's best acting to date - I've always liked her anyway, but in this she really shines, vividly showing us the wild and tragic life of Gia in a way that I doubt very, very few actresses of today could carry out. She flies from mood to mood with an honesty so passionate that it is hard to believe Jolie herself isn't truly Gia. Elizabeth Mitchell plays her off-and-on lover, Linda with such care and understanding that you want to fall in love with Linda as well as Gia. The chemistry between the two of them is incredible. Mitchell is, very unfortunately, one of the most underrated actresses around. Critics and fans alike are right to wonder why on earth this woman hasn't won some kind of award for her pure talent. Put these two together and you get a recipe for one of the most well-acted films of the last fifteen years. And adding Faye Dunaway to the mix... well, what can I say. The film follows the tragic life of Gia Carangi, America's first supermodel. From beginning to end you are assaulted with anger, sadness, happiness, and a growing sense of falling and dread so intense that after it finished I let out a breath as if I had been holding it the entire way through the film. For days afterwards the film kept itself firmly in my mind until I just had to watch it again and put myself through the almost harrowing experience that it is. Harrowing, yes. It is a film that can be hard to watch. But it is worth it.

• Lorenzo v

  
  <i>"This is life... not heaven... you don't have to be perfect."</i> Movie based on the life of Gia Carangi, a top fashion model from the late 1970s. <center><font size=+2… More
  <i>"This is life... not heaven... you don't have to be perfect."</i> Movie based on the life of Gia Carangi, a top fashion model from the late 1970s. <center><font size=+2 face="Verdana"><b><u>REVIEW</u></b></font></center> This film is a poignant story about Gia Carangi, America's first supermodel, who rose to fame in her late teens and died of AIDS at the age of 26. Angelina Jolie is incredible as Gia. She never holds back, letting emotions fill the screen in every frame. The scene with Gia and her mother in the apartment, as well as the rehab and hospital scenes, are devastating. The supporting cast is very good, too, particularly Elizabeth Mitchell as Gia's lover Linda, who can only watch helplessly as her girlfriend descends into drug hell, and Mercedes Ruehl as Gia's mother Kathleen, whose influence returns when it is too late. Excellent drama, made even more tragic by the fact that it is true.

• Cherry D

  
  "You scare the shit out of people so they can't see how scared you are."<br> "This is life, not heaven. You don't have to be perfect." Knew I loved Angelina after this movie. &hearts;<br> <a… More
  "You scare the shit out of people so they can't see how scared you are."<br> "This is life, not heaven. You don't have to be perfect." Knew I loved Angelina after this movie. &hearts;<br> <a href="http://s249.photobucket.com/albums/gg239/aphrodite-90/?action=view¤t=gia.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg239/aphrodite-90/gia.gif" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

• danny d

  
  angelina jolie was excellent and the soundtrack was solid, but everything else about this film was terrible. it was trashy, oddly directed, and incredibly boring. not worth the watch.

• Jason S

  
  Eh. This chick spirals out of control. Lots of nudity and drug use.

• Keysha H

  
  Raw and Sexy look at the descructive loves and life of a gorgeous model on drugs. Based on a true story. And Angelina does superb.

• Leigh R

  
  Jolie did a great job.

• Michael G

  
  Yeah, yeah. Don't do drugs. Angelina Jolie was the only draw for me. The question you've got to ask yourself before you watch this is if seeing Jolie naked is worth being seriously depressed for 2 hours.

• Ilyaas H

  
  Gia is a well-crafted biopic about the rise and fall of a beautiful, effervescent but tragically wild girl and Angelina Jolie proves her talent from the very onset, delivering a bravura performance despite it being one of her earliest.

• Joseph E

  
  I couldn't describe my feelings after this film. I was trying to choose between pleasure, and pain. This film was heartbreaking, thought provoking, and entrancing. "Gia Carangi "was someone I never knew before seeing the film "Gia", but she is someone I will… More
  I couldn't describe my feelings after this film. I was trying to choose between pleasure, and pain. This film was heartbreaking, thought provoking, and entrancing. "Gia Carangi "was someone I never knew before seeing the film "Gia", but she is someone I will now not soon forget. (Longer Review, to come soon)!~

• Nicolas K

  
  Jolie gives an incredible performance (on top of that she is ofeten naked which is a great bonus) but it is not enough to make a great film.

• Doctor S

  
  <I>"Gia, this is real life, not Heaven - you don't have to be perfect."</i> If there's anything I find more boring and irrelevant to me than the fashion world, it's the personal lives of those involved in the fashion world, so you can see what an… More
  <I>"Gia, this is real life, not Heaven - you don't have to be perfect."</i> If there's anything I find more boring and irrelevant to me than the fashion world, it's the personal lives of those involved in the fashion world, so you can see what an uphill battle this film had to fight to grab my attention. <i>Gia</i> tells the true story of Gia Carangi, a name probably unfamiliar to many but in the late 1970's was considered to be the first "supermodel." We follow her from her rocky upbringing to short-order cook in Philadelphia, and then catching a photographer's eye and moving to New York at 17, and then shooting to meteoric fame in the following years gracing the covers of such magazines as <i>Vogue</i> and <i>Cosmopolitan</i>, only to find herself abandoned, addicted, alone - and much worse. Angelina Jolie's persona has achieved such mystique that it's easy to forget what a firecracker she was as a relatively unknown actress during the mid-to-late '90s. Her starring role as Gia irreversibly put her on the map with a deserving Golden Globe win for this bold, moving, uninhibited performance. She makes us feel her pain as a young woman brought into a world of temptations without a safety net. She clutches at friends & family but only sometimes do they reach back, and she falls prey to the rampant drug culture of the era. But she fails herself too when given chances to pull herself out, leading down a grim path that doesn't terminate where we expect. The film takes critical jabs at this exploitative business of beauty and pulls no punches in dealing with her condition - Jolie looks absolutely ravishing in this movie, but for an equal amount of time she looks ghastly. Death in the movies is often quick; <i>Gia</i> does not afford its audience such an artificial luxury. <i>"You know that old joke that goes, 'How do you know when a junkie is lying? Her lips move.' It's not funny."</i> Now for the completely superficial paragraph: unless you're a complete idiot, you're aware this movie has by far Angelina's most abundant nudity, at least in the unrated version. She really is stunning to look at if that's all you're after, and maybe you'll get engrossed in Gia's story too - it's a win-win. Remember the blond fertility doctor Juliet from TV's <i>Lost?</i> That's Elizabeth Mitchell and here she too gets naked and snogs Angelina, I don't know which she would rate higher on her list of career achievements. Lastly, a fun fact: who plays the part of Gia at 11 years old and bears a striking resemblance to Angelina? The surprising answer: Mila Kunis!

• Lea L

  
  Gia - This is life... not heaven... you don't have to be perfect.. <br/><br/><br/>Fact-based story of top fashion model Gia Marie Carangi follows her life from a rebel working in her father's diner at age 17 to her death in 1986 at age 26 from AIDS, one of… More
  Gia - This is life... not heaven... you don't have to be perfect.. <br/><br/><br/>Fact-based story of top fashion model Gia Marie Carangi follows her life from a rebel working in her father's diner at age 17 to her death in 1986 at age 26 from AIDS, one of the first women in America whose death was attributed to the disease. In between, she followed a downward spiral of drug abuse and failed relationships.. <br/><br/><br/>good movie..

• Dimitris S

  
  A retribution on behalf of Carangi's memory,I was never fond of models,the top fashion aficionados.Still,the film explains the dots and question marks leading to her self-destruction,yes,tis the truth...I sympathize Gia.For a tv flick,there isn't much tremendous… More
  A retribution on behalf of Carangi's memory,I was never fond of models,the top fashion aficionados.Still,the film explains the dots and question marks leading to her self-destruction,yes,tis the truth...I sympathize Gia.For a tv flick,there isn't much tremendous "labor",but the performances keep the pace well enough.The modeling business remains a business of vultures I guess,it doesn't change the fact i abhor it...

• Lovable M

  
  Probably Angelina Jolie's best performance.

• Lee K

  
  One of my favorite jolie pics, based on true events of life in a tragic model's life surrounding the surreal modelling empire.

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