Day 75- Movie 67. Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999)

I'll be honest- I'm not going to spend a whole lot of time on this movie. I tend to shy away from most of Rob Schneider's movies. I don't want to belabor the point because I really believe Schneider is an easy target. I don't want to attack him too much, even though he completely sucks as an actor. But, I do have to ask the question- has Schneider ever been responsible for making a good movie? I don't mean to suggest that he's never been in a good film- he's had small, insignificant roles in good films in his career. Has he ever starred in or actually made a difference in a film that was legitimately, truly good? I can't think of one.

Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo is a pretty stupid movie. I think most people (even fans) would agree with that. This isn't very intellectual humor. And yet, I have to point out some positives- this film could have gone in a completely different direction than it did. The film actually tried to have some heart, and delivered a pretty positive message. Deuce might be the worst gigolo in the world, but what the film preaches is that people are really just looking for an emotional connection- people want to be treated fairly and with dignity. This is really a movie about looking past the defects that cause some people to be ridiculed or avoided by society. Despite what makes people different, we're really all the same, and we all deserve love and happiness. I can't believe I got that message from this movie, but I did. I think that's pretty cool.

This movie does have some good scenes. There's a sprinkling of legitimate comedy in this otherwise mindless mess of a movie. I did laugh several times. While so much of the film is stupid and unfunny, I couldn't bring myself to hate it. The movie does try for some gross out humor, but at its heart, it is a fairly tame movie. The envelope could have been pushed so much more than it was.

I really wouldn't recommend this movie, but if you compare Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo to some of the other crap movies Schneider's made, this one looks good in comparison. I'll give this film a generous 6/10.

Ok, enough of that. I need to do a 100 in 100 update. I am now at day 75. Unfortunately, I'm still pretty far behind. I do want to point out that I've watched 8 movies in the last two days, which is pretty ridiculous. Despite all that effort, I'm still sitting 8 behind. That means I now have 25 days to watch 33 movies. This is by no means impossible, but it certainly won't be very easy. Here's a visual representation of my efforts so far:

As you can see, there's only been a few days where I've actually been caught up. Most of the time, I've been trying to make up lost ground. That makes me nervous, because time is running out. I had a big weekend (counting Friday, that's 10 movies in 3 days), but I need to have a solid week, plus another big weekend to try and get caught up. There's no way I can replicate this same level of movie watching next weekend. I actually do have other things going on in my life, and I just can't sit still for this long again. Still, I need to hunker down over the next 25 days if I want to accomplish this.

Ok, that's it for me. Thanks for reading. Oh, I have a big list of movies people have recommended to me. If you sent me a recommendation, don't think I've forgotten it. I have it all written down. A lot of the movies I've watched recently are films on Netflix Instant Viewing that were set to expire, so some of these have been dictated for me. I'm going to find time to hit up some of the recommended movies in the next week or so.

Happy Valentine's Day, my friends.