tom243-1 Reviews

Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005)

Immature, tongue in cheek and wonderfully funny

[7/10 · 3 August 2008]

Personally I couldn't get enough of this film. Though most of the humour was very basic there were a few moments that I found hilarious as well as clever. The scene with the Frenchman at the aquarium was (in my eyes) comic genius. Some of the other comments complain that this movie was offensive towards Europeans but I didn't see any of this - I think anyone from Holland could see this as a tongue in cheek representation of their culture and I highly doubt this movie would cause offence. And truth be told though some of the stereotypes were exaggerated for comic effect it wasn't like the movie was catering to aged and unfounded stereotypes - a lot of the references in this film were loosely based on genuine European/Dutch culture. I also found Eddie Griffin's character very amusing and the overly-homophobic nature of his character was brilliantly portrayed. In a lot of ways it was the acting that saved the film - as they managed to rescue so of the script's downfalls - normally someone eating chips out of a toilet would just be cringe-worthy but Griffin saved it.

I would definitely recommend this to friends and the only reason that I only gave it 7/10 is because I realise that though I couldn't stop laughing, it is still quite a basic and very often crude comedy and thus not deserving of a higher score...

The Ten (2007)

Watchable but would not recommend

[4/10 · 27 November 2007]

This is the first film I have chosen to comment on so forgive me if my review is not on par with some of the more knowledgeable film buffs out there! I feel I should also point out that I have no prior knowledge of the director or any of his previous works.

Therefore, reviewing this as a stand-alone movie, I would have to say that it was somewhat below average. While there were some scenes that I did laugh at and in my opinion the acting was great (though it has to be said that the actors were playing rather shallow characters) all in all it was a rather disappointing film. As many people have said, the plots were VERY loosely tied to the Ten Commandments (in some cases I found it hard to find the link at all) and I actually felt embarrassed for the actors during some of the more cringe worthy scenes. It just felt to me as if they were trying too hard. In some cases the dialogue was highly commendable but in others it was just lacked subtlety. Don't get me wrong - I love humour that is intended to shock and appal but as I said earlier - this film just felt like it was trying too hard to do so and thus, for me, lacked integrity.