Al Pacino, Ben Affleck, Brian Casey

Larry Gigli, a lowly hit man in Los Angeles, who is looking to finally score big, lands the perfect "job"--or so he thinks. He is assigned to kidnap Brian, the psychologically challenged younger broth...( read more  read more... )er of a powerful federal prosecutor, in order to save his mobster boss from incarceration. Holed-up in his one-bedroom apartment with his kidnap victim Brian, Gigli starts to realize that what he thought would be a routine assignment has become a daunting and unwieldy task. Ricki, a beautiful, independent-minded female gangster, is sent to assist Gigli with the kidnapping--as his boss doesn't have faith that Gigli can carry out the job on his own. But when his feelings for the elusive Ricki begin to grow, and he becomes genuinely concerned for the vulnerable Brian, tough guy Gigli begins to trade in his tough exterior, for a more human, sensitive one--and considering his profession, that could be quite a dangerous path to follow.

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R, 2 hrs. 11 min.

Directed by: Martin Brest

Release Date: August 1, 2003

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  • June 23, 2008
    And so I finally make it round to the legendary Gigli, a mob so-called "comedy" that sees Ben Affleck as a misogynistic hitman unwillingly paired with intellectual lesbian hitperson Jennifer Lopez to babysit the mentally impaired brother of a federal prosecutor. The reputation of...( read more) this cinematic trainwreck has completely proceeded it, and I must admit I approached the film with a combination of dread and morbid curiosity. And what a mess it truly is. Affleck has never been the most charismatic of actors, but in this he is truly DREADFUL! A thoroughly unlikeable cartoon cut-out who goes through the most unbelievably unconvincing cinematic "growing as a person" motions in the company of Lopez, who plays her part like a guest on the Springer show reading pretentious bullshit off cue cards. All the so-called humour is offensively patronising being virtually solely at the expense of the mentally ill and the script is a series of completely random situations in which the two show absolutely zero chemistry. The attempts at examining gender politics are inane and the only time it raised a laugh from me is when Christopher Walken (who had clearly been smoking crack) appeared with one of the most bizarre performances I've ever seen! It's one of the most cringeworthy cinematic experiences I've ever endured, although I'd have to say it's not the worst because it is almost mesmerising in it's absurdity. To be fair, I only made it through the first hour (and for that I think I deserve a medal) but the only excuse I can think of for watching this embarrassingly poorly written tripe is to see just how bad it really is. Half a star for the film, plus one more for Walken's clearly mindboggling stash of hallucinogens...
  • April 12, 2008
    The only good part of this movie is Justin Bartha.
  • January 23, 2008
    Directed by: Martin Brest.
    Starring: Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Justin Bartha.

    There is a rant that Jennifer Lopez's character says during the film. She goes on about a Japanese technique of gouging out someone's eyeball and taking a part of the vis...( read more)ual cortex with it, not only taking the eye out, but removing visual memory all together. Now Jennifer certainly teased the audience throughout the film by showing off her hot body in the tamest way possible and never going any further...but that wasn't as bad as the tease she gave in that rant, something that I wish she did to me right after I finished watching the film. I must say though that the film is an achievement...it has made my number 2 spot on my worst films list.

    Review coming soon.
  • August 13, 2007
    Bloody hell! you thought their music video was bad!
  • August 6, 2007
    rofl...lmao...
  • November 20, 2009
    While it is not the worst movie ever made like many people claim, it is certainly not good. The story was unintelligent and corny. Justin Bartha gave a horrible performance as a mentally challenged young man. The movie depended on it's cast to deliver and they didn't. It looks ch...( read more)eap and has no meaning.
  • November 19, 2009
    If I could rate less than a half star I would. And I've seen Glitter! This movie is Gigli bad. You can't even make fun of it properly.
  • October 22, 2009
    maybe I would enjoy it more a second time around...?
  • July 9, 2009
    I've heard this is utter crap. That's why I must see it.
  • July 1, 2009
    I can't believe someone trusted either of these two with monologues!!!!

Critic Reviews


August 19, 2003
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

The stars display zip chemistry, but seem to find themselves adorable. They're so taken with each other they don't need an audience. full review

August 9, 2003
David Edelstein, Slate

The movie is bafflingly boring and ridiculous. full review

August 1, 2003
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

Rarely has a movie that doesn't star Madonna achieved such a skin-crawling mixture of deluded preening and bungled humour. full review

August 1, 2003
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

I wonder what would happen if you sweated 15 minutes out of this movie. Maybe it would work. The materials are there. full review

July 31, 2003
Claudia Puig, USA Today

What emerges is desperate -- and occasionally offensive -- salaciousness merged with corny, predictable jokes. full review

July 31, 2003
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

Hopelessly misconceived exercise in celebrity self-worship. full review

July 31, 2003
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

A perfect storm of cinematic awfulness. full review

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Comments


  • cleopatra2008
    January 25, 2009
    i actually love this movie j lopez was more than good in it plus ben was really really lovely ;)
  • HopesAndExpectations
    May 9, 2007
    this is THE worst movie ever made. atleast i haven't seen any worse ones as of yet. UGH, it was so awful!! NEVER see it!!

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