Deuce Bigalow Male Gigolo 3 Stars (Out of 4) Reviewed by Mac VerStandig critic@moviereviews.org http://www.moviereviews.org
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Deuce Bigalow Male Gigolo is a very pointed film that doesn't waste any time screwing around from the beginning by continuously firing shots at the handicapped, blind, tall, obese and Tourette's Syndrome inflicted, all to give the audience the pleasure they seek: morally reprehensible yet hilarious sexual humor. The production is also big where it counts: in the heart. This gigolo is well worth the $8 price of entry.
Deuce Bigalow (Rob Schneider) has mastered his trait to a point where he swims with the fishes- literally. A knowledgeable yet sexually deprived fish tank cleaner, the highlight of Deuce's day is getting a sales girl to bend far enough over a water-filled tank that her white shirt becomes transparent. But he soon learns that Antoine Laconte's fish has developed a rare gill disorder. Aside from being one of Deuce's clients, Antoine is a male whore preparing to leave the country on business. Soon the title character is fish-sitting in a mansion and, predictably enough, finds himself having destroyed the $6000 mini-aquarium that he is supposed to be looking after. The race is on for him to buy a new one before Antoine returns home, and there is only one way he is going to come up with that much money that quickly: the same way Antoine does.
Rob Schneider is a member of the Saturday Night Live (SNL) class that produced stars like Adam Sandler (who produced this movie), Chris Farley, David Spade, Norm Macdonald (who has a cameo) and Mike Myers. Of the group, Schneider is most similar to Sandler with his ability to play an average (or below average for that matter) Joe who happens to be in the right (or wrong) place at the right (or wrong) time. Schneider also exhibits a Sandler-sized heart here when he falls in love with a "client" named Kate (Arija Bareikis). But Schneider is yet to peak, and if this movie isn't a hit you may never hear his name again, let alone with such prestigious company as the above.
So, just how far does this movie push the envelope sexually? Well, it makes the old SNL skit "Fred Gervan: Male Prostitute" seem tame and this summer's hit film American Pie seem like Deep Throat (not the Nixon informer). A police officer pulls down his pants numerous times and complains about his skinny member but no genitalia is ever shown and a pornographic film appears on television but only the sound is indicting. Deuce's adventures are relatively innocuous beyond some spanking and condom use, but you shouldn't forget that this is a movie about a gigolo.
Deuce Bigalow Male Gigolo will likely make a tidy profit from teens seeking its services on weekend nights. The movie needn't worry about getting rushed out of theatres as it will quickly go in video stores where a significant number of people will probably jerk it off the shelf and take it home for hours of private entertainment. Running at close to two hours, the film isn't too long to cause pain nor too short to not get the job done.
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