Schrader's development of the frame-up story is mechanically melodramatic, and Gere, essentially a boring actor, doesn't help much either. He just cannot carry a picture, even when his passivity and gentleness well serve some aspects of his character...
American Gigolo
He's the highest paid lover in Beverly Hills. He leaves women feeling more alive than they've ever felt before. Except one.
1980 · 1h 57m · R
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Directed by
Paul Schrader
Overview
Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's wife, without expecting any pay. One of his clients is murdered and Detective Sunday begins pumping him for details on his different clients, something he is reluctant to do considering the nature of his work. Julian begins to suspect he's being framed. Meanwhile Michelle begins to fall in love with him.
Director and cast
- Paul Schrader Director
- Richard Gere as Julian Kaye
- Lauren Hutton as Michelle Stratton
- Judith Ransdell as Cloak Room Girl
- Héctor Elizondo as Detective Sunday
- K Callan as Lisa Williams
- Carole Cook as Mrs. Dobrun
- Nina van Pallandt as Anne
- Bill Duke as Leon James
- Brian Davies as Charles Stratton
- Tom Stewart as Mr. Rheiman
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Schrader's third outing as a director is betrayed by a curious, uncharacteristic evasiveness at its core.
It all becomes something of an academic, if entertaining, exercise that fails to stir the emotions.
The whole movie has a winning sadness about it; take away the story's sensational aspects and what you have is a study in loneliness.
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