Film Review – Fading Gigolo

“Fading Gigolo” isn’t the film you want it to be. Writer/director/star John Turturro isn’t interested in making a broad comedy, and while he’s persuaded Woody Allen to return to the screen as a supporting player, he’s crafted a picture that seems also dismissive of comedic situations. Electing to survey the flow of the life surrounding an older male escort and his adventures with women, Turturro selects a jazzy, NYC mood of interactions. There are appealing elements to “Fading Gigolo,” but the production doesn’t appear to be in any hurry to arrive at a satisfying dramatic destination, keeping the effort in stasis as the helmer figures out what he wants from the movie. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com