Fading Gigolo
Woody Allen pimps out John Turturro (O Brother, Where Art Thou) to love-hungry women in this comedy written and directed by Turturro himself. Co-stars Sharon Stone, Sofia Vergara and Liev Schreiber.
Fioravante (Turturro) decides to become a professional Don Juan as a way of making money to help his cash-strapped friend, Murray (Allen). With Murray acting as his "manager", the duo quickly finds themselves caught up in the crosscurrents of love and money.
- Director:
- John Turturro ('Passione', 'Romance & Cigarettes')
- Writer:
- John Turturro
- Cast:
- John TurturroWoody AllenSharon StoneSofía VergaraLiev SchreiberVanessa ParadisMax CasellaBob BalabanAida Turturro
Reviews & comments
Flicks, Giles Hardie
flicksWhile it’s fine for a film to stretch plausibility, it was still brave of John Turturro to cast himself here as a florist convinced to make a mid-life career change to gigolo. It was even bolder for him to enlist Sharon Stone, Sofia Vergara and Vanessa Paradis to play his prospective clients. Yet strangely it works, the beauty and magnetism of these women combining perfectly with their obvious enthusiasm for the project and the fun they are having with Turturro and each other to make their scenes charming and eminently convincing.
Variety
pressTurturro brings sensitivity and intelligence to a subject that could have gone terribly awry in this wryly observant dramedy.
Time Out
pressThe kind of keenly observed cultural clash that still finds room for dancing, a sultry fish-deboning (you just have to see it) and awakening.
The New York Times
pressA low-key, low-energy comedy. It gets better gradually, largely because of the appealing performers, including the amusingly frenetic Mr. Allen, who enlivens his every scene.
The Guardian
pressTurturro has given Allen his biggest and best on-screen turn in years: the part was written for him and it's full of scope for aimble kvetching and nimble slapstick.
The Dissolve
pressIn making the story more marketing-friendly, [Turturro has] undermined its sweet soul.
Hollywood Reporter
pressAn odd, sometimes funny, other times touching, always modest look at a strange bunch of New Yorkers.
Flicks, Giles Hardie
flicksWhile it’s fine for a film to stretch plausibility, it was still brave of John Turturro to cast himself here as a florist convinced to make a mid-life career change to gigolo. It was even bolder for him to enlist Sharon Stone, Sofia Vergara and Vanessa Paradis to play his prospective clients. Yet strangely it works, the beauty and magnetism of these women combining perfectly with their obvious enthusiasm for the project and the fun they are having with Turturro and each other to make their scenes charming and eminently convincing.
Variety
pressTurturro brings sensitivity and intelligence to a subject that could have gone terribly awry in this wryly observant dramedy.
Time Out
pressThe kind of keenly observed cultural clash that still finds room for dancing, a sultry fish-deboning (you just have to see it) and awakening.
The New York Times
pressA low-key, low-energy comedy. It gets better gradually, largely because of the appealing performers, including the amusingly frenetic Mr. Allen, who enlivens his every scene.
The Guardian
pressTurturro has given Allen his biggest and best on-screen turn in years: the part was written for him and it's full of scope for aimble kvetching and nimble slapstick.
The Dissolve
pressIn making the story more marketing-friendly, [Turturro has] undermined its sweet soul.
Hollywood Reporter
pressAn odd, sometimes funny, other times touching, always modest look at a strange bunch of New Yorkers.
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