Review of Fading Gigolo (2013) by Bob Mondello for NPR — 17 Apr 2014
Turturro's direction owes a little something to Spike Lee, and a lot to Allen, who reportedly had a hand in helping refine the script — certainly his own lines sound as if he's simply riffing in character.
Together they succeed in keeping the mood light, even as the filmmaker is gently tugging the plot in other directions — to look at loneliness, and longing, and heartbreak.
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This review of Fading Gigolo (2013) was written by Bob Mondello and published by NPR on 17 Apr 2014.
Fading Gigolo has generally received mixed reviews.
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