The Gigolo (2015)

The Gigolo (2015). 1h 37m

“The plot synopsis and description describes this film as comedy drama teen thriller erotic type film and it does seem to mesh these genres.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt starts off quite like a teen film with our lead Fung attending school (age didnu0026#39;t seem to be mentioned but assumed to be of at least 18 in high school) then an incident with a bully gets him expelled. Needing money to support his sickly mother he goes to work at his auntu0026#39;s (or cousin?) club as a janitor. Almost immediately he gets noticed by a client of a gigolo. It was rather quick and unrealistic in a sense but this film has a lot of unrealistic aspects.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOf course it wasnu0026#39;t his intention in becoming a gigolo but he quickly changed a tune once offered a lot of money.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThere are a lot of innuendos made by characters referring to his package size throughout to the point where it feels entirely forced and unrealistic.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThere are several explicit and nude scenes however none actually showing his. One quite lengthy scene is with him and one of his client (whom later is revealed to be the step mother of his girlfriend- very coincidental but itu0026#39;s possible, around 56:40- 1:00:40).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe film seemingly flips when he suddenly does an acting shoot for a film about being a gigolo (the girlfriend didnu0026#39;t know he was actually one).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA lot of forced comical relief in this film doesnu0026#39;t feel authentic, especially in the first half. The drama is the better aspect.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt starts off interesting. Drags somewhat afterwards then its conclusion finale was incredibly unpredictable and turned more to a violent off putting thriller.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAround where Fung meets his girlfriendu0026#39;s father at a house dinner a lot of chaos occurs as it becomes quite entertaining. It then ramps up its violence with its finale once the father finds Fungu0026#39;s secret.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSomewhat feels forced but itu0026#39;s different than the typical Hollywood film endings we are accustomed to.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDepending on what you may expect, this film isnu0026#39;t exactly great but has a certain unpredictable and an entertainment factor.”