Fading Gigolo (2013)

An average movie

“I wasn't really sure what to expect from this movie but since there was a nice cast involved, I thought I might as well check it out. Unfortunately, like most movies dealing with male prostitution, the whole thing just felt seriously misguided. Indeed, even though it was probably supposed to be some quirky comedy, it turned out to be actually rather pretentious and even misogynist. I mean, I do have a weak spot for John Turturro but, not only he gave  himself the lead role of the gigolo, but this guy was of course a great lover but also a masseur, a  competent cook, a flower expert and he could speak maybe 4 or 5 different languages. To make things even more convoluted, our gigolo gets involved with some very religious Jewish widow so it seemed that the whole thing would become some doom” read more

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