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American Gigolo
Julian (Richard Gere), a gigolo, commands high prices for his services, living a lavish if emotionally unattached lifestyle. His life is turned upside down when his client is found dead, and he is accused of the murder...
15 November 1919, Great Neck, Long Island, New York, USA
November 18, 1918
6 October 1922, California, USA
7 February 1958, La Jolla, California, USA
January 29, 2004
American Gigolo explores the flashy career of a male hustler.
June 30, 2011
Stylish but emotionally hollow, Paul Schrader's morality tale of a callboy (played by Richard Gere), offers some visual pleasures, including Armani's slick wardrobe.
May 09, 2011
Schrader's development of the frame-up story is mechanically melodramatic, and Gere, essentially a boring actor, doesn't help much either. He just cannot carry a picture, even when his passivity and gentleness well serve some aspects of his character...
May 09, 2011
Although the film rather loses its grip in the last two reels, this is, on the whole, an impressive piece of work.
June 24, 2006
It all becomes something of an academic, if entertaining, exercise that fails to stir the emotions.
May 24, 2008
Pure fantasy.
May 09, 2011
Schrader manages to underline the glamour of the protagonist's profession while at the same time illustrating its seedy underside.
October 02, 2004
Turn off the sound and just enjoy the visuals.
October 23, 2004
The whole movie has a winning sadness about it; take away the story's sensational aspects and what you have is a study in loneliness.
July 09, 2004
Slick, empty and far from sensual
May 09, 2011
The story becomes increasingly implausible as its thriller elements kick in, but the moving last shot achieves a sense of spiritual transcendence and grace rare in American movies.
March 26, 2009
Schrader's third outing as a director is betrayed by a curious, uncharacteristic evasiveness at its core.
