So... Richard Gere goes full frontal nudity ( for a nanosecond) and yet there are no sex scenes in the movie. This Gigolo spends more time at dinner, shopping, and at political fundraisers than he does in the beds of his clients. We assume he does have sex with someone, but even his one bedroom scene with Lauren Hutton is a mishmash of vignettes comprising of Gere's character caressing her calf, and
Hutton kissing his back. ( The inclusion of the horrendous looking birthmark didn't help.) There wasn't a scintilla of passion in this whole movie.
As to the plot, there was none that I could surmise. He's a gigolo that doesn't have much sex. He's arrogant, and seems to forget he doesn't belong to the economic strata of the ladies he services, rather he is a service. He also has a mother complex that is never explained. Not much is. He is framed for a murder, but we never find out by whom.
Lauren Hutton finally comes to his rescue with an alibi and visits him in jail to tell him. ( So, if he has an alibi, why is he still in jail? He has only been charged, he has not been convicted.) Then... the most idiotic line to end a movie is spoken. And it's done.
The acting is wooden, and only Gere when he starts to unravel turns in a passable performance. This is the only time the director shows up in any meaningful way.
Starts off with promise, Blondie's " Call Me" blasting from the speakers of a gorgeous black sports car. Unfortunately, it's all downhill from there.
Don't waste your time on this movie.
As to the plot, there was none that I could surmise. He's a gigolo that doesn't have much sex. He's arrogant, and seems to forget he doesn't belong to the economic strata of the ladies he services, rather he is a service. He also has a mother complex that is never explained. Not much is. He is framed for a murder, but we never find out by whom.
Lauren Hutton finally comes to his rescue with an alibi and visits him in jail to tell him. ( So, if he has an alibi, why is he still in jail? He has only been charged, he has not been convicted.) Then... the most idiotic line to end a movie is spoken. And it's done.
The acting is wooden, and only Gere when he starts to unravel turns in a passable performance. This is the only time the director shows up in any meaningful way.
Starts off with promise, Blondie's " Call Me" blasting from the speakers of a gorgeous black sports car. Unfortunately, it's all downhill from there.
Don't waste your time on this movie.