Fading Gigolo
Comedy
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2013
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Fioravante decides to become a professional Don Juan as a way of making money to help his cash-strapped friend, Murray. With Murray acting as his "manager", the duo quickly finds themselves caught up in the crosscurrents of love and money.
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Details
Runtime:
90 min
Release date:
7 Sep 2013
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$2,681,345
Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
The preposterousness of this plot marks Fading Gigolo as a vanity project, but it's hard to take Turturro too much to task when he hits so many other grace notes in between blowing his own horn.
– Adam Nayman,
Globe and Mail,
23 May 2014
fresh:
The premise is preposterous and many of the gags are tasteless, yet the tone is gentle, even elegiac, and the players are surprisingly sensitive.
– Ben Sachs,
Chicago Reader,
22 May 2014
fresh:
A story that pretends to be about sex but is actually focused on revealing the true nature of intimacy.
– Linda Barnard,
Toronto Star,
22 May 2014
fresh:
"Fading Gigolo" may be far from perfect, but it's near impossible to dislike.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
9 May 2014
fresh:
The chemistry is just right between Allen and Turturro, who immediately register as best friends for life, and between Stone and Turturro, whose mutual awkwardness gives way to a goofy form of passion.
– John Hartl,
Seattle Times,
8 May 2014