With just a little bit of thought, just how hard was it to figure out who the murderer was in this one? Given the characters we're introduced to in the story, the only logical choice was the Rheiman dude himself. Having the blond kid do it was just a diversion, he didn't seem necessary even as an ancillary character.
Oh well. Since the story is called "American Gigolo", it comes a bit out of left field when the picture turns into a murder mystery. But even then, it didn't seem like much of a thriller. Planting the stolen jewels in Julian's (Richard Gere) car didn't move the story forward in my estimation, and the way Detective Sunday (Hector Elizondo) blew off Leon's (Bill Duke) death with a circumspect eye witness was simply too incredulous for this viewer to accept.
So what's left? Well I guess that would be the ending when Michelle (Lauren Hutton) shows up at the jail and offers to lie to provide Julian with his alibi in the Rheiman murder. An admirable thing to do in one respect, but I'd want to see the trial in the sequel to see how this all turns out. The divorce was bound to be messy.
Oh well. Since the story is called "American Gigolo", it comes a bit out of left field when the picture turns into a murder mystery. But even then, it didn't seem like much of a thriller. Planting the stolen jewels in Julian's (Richard Gere) car didn't move the story forward in my estimation, and the way Detective Sunday (Hector Elizondo) blew off Leon's (Bill Duke) death with a circumspect eye witness was simply too incredulous for this viewer to accept.
So what's left? Well I guess that would be the ending when Michelle (Lauren Hutton) shows up at the jail and offers to lie to provide Julian with his alibi in the Rheiman murder. An admirable thing to do in one respect, but I'd want to see the trial in the sequel to see how this all turns out. The divorce was bound to be messy.