Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo

  • Review Date: December 18, 2005
  • R
  • Genre: Comedy
  • 2005
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Common Sense Media says

Stupid, pointless movie. Save your time and money.
greenON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age.
yellowPAUSE: Know your child; some content
may not be right for some kids.
redOFF: Not age-appropriate for kids this age.
not for kidsNOT FOR KIDS: Not appropriate for kids any age.

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What parents need to know

Parents need to know that the movie is relentlessly bawdy and obnoxious. Language, allusions, and imagery are consistently sexual and aggressively offensive. While some viewers will find this content comedic, others will be bored; by the same token, some younger viewers will be baffled by the "creative" slang for sexual activity ("Portuguese breakfast") and others will be entertained by the physical humor (farts, falling through windows, toilet humor, genitalia jokes). Repeated references to sex acts, penises and vaginas, homosexuality, bestiality, tricking, and pimping. Characters smoke, drink, and do drugs. They also have sex.

  • Prostitutes, pimps, murderers -- all in the name of raucous comedy.
  • Physical comedy, including jokes about murders by a serial killer.
  • The movie is one long series of genitalia jokes, visual and verbal; plot points include prostitution, nudity, toilet humor.

What's the story?

In DEUCE BIGALOW: EUROPEAN GIGOLO, Deuce (Rob Schneider) leaves California for Amsterdam, where his pimp T.J. (Eddie Griffin) is accused of killing gigolos and, worse, of being gay. To prove his friend's innocence, Deuce starts dating all women last seen with the gigolos, including Chernobyl baby Svetlana (Miranda Raison) and Eva (former Top of the Pops presenter Hanna Verboom), who happens to be the niece of the self-righteous serial killer case investigator Detective Gaspar Jeroen Krabbé.


Is it any good?

 

Amid the onslaught, you might find yourself wondering why. The Los Angeles Times's Patrick Goldstein posed the same question; his declaration that Schneider represents all that's wrong in U.S. movies prompted a full-page ad in industry trades, energizing still more controversy (Roger Ebert joined in) and garnered still more publicity. Do yourself a favor and avoid this offensive movie, unless you're a rabid Rob Schneider fan.


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What families can talk about

Families can talk about how the movie sets up Deuce as a relatively moderate center, while much more outrageous characters swirl around him. But a better question is: Why would anyone waste their time on this movie in the first place?


This review was written by Cynthia Fuchs
Adult
April 9, 2008
 
Its ok for kids uder 12 but not ok for kids under 10.
Says alot of profanity (motherf----r) for example

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Parent of 14 year old
October 17, 2009
 
THIS MOVIE HAS EARNED IT R-RATING BECASUE THE WHOLE MOVIE IS SEX,GAYS AND WHORES.THECOVER OF THE MOVIE SHOWS THE GUYS PEINS AS THE LEANING TOWER OF PISA. NOT APPORITE

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Teen, 16 years old
April 9, 2008
 
funny !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it was ok not good for kids under 12

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 

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Teen, 18 years old
April 9, 2008
 
It's Stupid
It's stupid, senseless and idotic. Not to metion crude sexual behavior and a whole lot of groos stuff. Use your brain and save your money!

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Kid, 11 years old
April 4, 2010
 
Deuce Bigalow:European Gigalo
Rated R For Pervasive Strong Crude And Sexual Humor,Language,Nudity And Drug Content

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
so stupid
This was a sick,stupid,skrewed up movie there is so many sexual comments and at least 3 pointless nude scenes with a pretty fugly looking weather lady. there was also alot of gay comments as well. and it was not funny at all.not at all like the first one.

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This review was written by Cynthia Fuchs
Studio:Columbia Tristar
Director:Mike Bigelow
Cast:Eddie Griffin, Oded Fehr, Rob Schneider
Genre:Comedy
Run time:83 minutes
Theatrical release date:August 12, 2005
DVD release date:November 29, 2005
MPAA rating:R
MPAA explanation:pervasive strong crude and sexual humor, language, nudity and drug content

This review was written by Cynthia Fuchs
 

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PAUSE: Know your child; some content may not be right for some kids.
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