This is a terrific movie and I was thrilled to spy Angelina Jolie playing this fragment, (I first saw her in Hackers) . But in case you don’t know this, the DVD is missing 6 minutes of the movie. the only plan to have the extra 6 minutes is to have gotten the new release on VHS (or recorded in from HBO) . After Angelina became more well-liked, 6 minutes of her nude scenes were deleted from later re-releases of the movie including this DVD. But it smooth is a respectable movie.
This is it folks – a sterling “breakout performance”. We don’t obtain them often enough so we should pay attention when we do.
WARNING ::: This review reveals some station points!
“Gia”, a film for HBO, stars Angelina Jolie, Faye Dunaway, Elizabeth Mitchell and Mercedes Ruehl.
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This film is the life-story of Gia Carangi, one of the first “supermodels”. How sizable a star/model was Gia? Well, Cindy Crawford was dubbed the “young Gia” and the “next Gia” – that’s how renowned she was.
Unfortunately, besides being the “face” of the day in the modelling world, she was also fairly renowned for her drug addiction and ultimate drop from grace.
If you want a more indepth depiction of Gia’s life – there are a couple of books available. The best being “Thing of Beauty: The Tragedy of Supermodel Gia”.
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Back to the film.
Angelina Jolie BECOMES Gia in every sense of the word. Her performance is one of the best portrayals of dependable people in years. She is completely and philosophize believable. She captures what is surely the essense of Gia. She brings a desparate wanting to the character that you can feel.
Elizabeth Mitchell ( recently of “ER” fame ) co-stars and really provides an suited touch-stone for Gia’s tortured existance.
There’s nothing graceful about this film – it shows the whole tale, the drugs, the parties, the sex, the wound and the suffering. It depicts, with cramped filter, the USING of Gia and her decent into her fate.
It’s no surprise that Angelina won a Golden Globe for this fabulous performance. It’s no surprise that she was nominated for an Emmy either. You’re not able to consume your eyes off her. As a matter of fact, this is a remarkable awarded film – including a best actress award for Angelina Jolie at the LA Outfest.
Faye Dunaway is mainly here for star power – almost as if they weren’t obvious Angelina Jolie could pull it off. She’s okay here, but we all know that Faye has done some improbable work and here, she sort of phones it in.
Mercedes Ruehl plays Gia’s mother and she does a superb job. She’s a petite over the top but you suspect it’s an honest portrayal.
For the Angelina Jolie fan – it’s a MUST Peer, MUST Beget film. For others, it really is worth the time and money.
You don’t often gather a chance to seek a young star design an incredible film like this. You’ll watch itsy-bitsy tales of “Lisa” from her Academy Award winning performance in “Girl, Interupted” in Gia, but mostly you’ll notice an Amazing performance by Angelina Jolie. Really worthy.
FYI : There is an UNRATED version available on VHS that is currently not available on DVD. The UNRATED version contains more explict scenes ( specifically the shower sequence is longer ) .
In all, a grand film. Well written, directed and acted. A dependable gem. Thank you HBO.
All The Best, turtlex
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