Gigli (pronounced jee-lee) is a film released in 2003 which was written and directed by Martin Brest, starring Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, and Lainie Kazan. Its title is an homage to Nick Gigli, a minor character from John Dos Passos's U.S.A. trilogy. The film was highly anticipated because Affleck and Lopez, the film's stars, were romantically involved at the time. However, the critical reception of the film was e...
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Gigli (pronounced jee-lee) is a film released in 2003 which was written and directed by Martin Brest, starring Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, and Lainie Kazan. Its title is an homage to Nick Gigli, a minor character from John Dos Passos's U.S.A. trilogy. The film was highly anticipated because Affleck and Lopez, the film's stars, were romantically involved at the time. However, the critical reception of the film was extremely poor and the film gained the reputation of being among the worst movies ever made.
Larry Gigli (Affleck) is a low-ranking mobster who is commanded to kidnap the mentally challenged, Baywatch-obsessed younger brother (Justin Bartha) of a powerful federal prosecutor to save his mobster boss from prison. Gigli successfully convinces the young man, Brian, to go off with him by promising to take him "to the Baywatch." However, Gigli's boss, Louis (Lenny Venito), does not trust him; he hires a woman calling herself Ricki (Jennifer Lopez) to...
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