Giggling About ‘Gigli’: No Laughing Matter

Roger Friedman of FoxNews.com expanded his comments on the Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck starring ‘Gigli’. He said, “The biggest problem with ‘Gigli’ is how anyone who read that script would want to make the movie. The basic premise, a lesbian hitwoman and a Tony Soprano hitman being thrown together, is not bad. But the minute the guy has to ‘convert’ the woman, we’re in trouble. Someone saw this as an Affleck vehicle because of ‘Chasing Amy.’ But that movie was a quirky, independent film with no expectations. It was spontaneous, unfettered, and unencumbered. ‘Gigli’ is just the opposite, a massive tick of self-consciousness.” Read more.