Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
Directed by Mike Bigelow
- comedy
The story
Deuce Bigalow goes to Amsterdam after a little accident including two irritating kids and a bunch of aggressive dolphins. There he meets up with his old friend T.J. Hicks. But a mysterious killer starts killing some of Amsterdam's finest gigolos and T.J. is mistaken for the extremely gay murderer. Deuce must enter the gigolo industry again to find the real murderer and clear T.J.'s name.
What it’s like
Bright, flat daylight over Amsterdam's canals and cramped red-lit back rooms gives this comedy a saturated, slightly tacky sheen, with the bulky, unpolished framing of a studio sequel and plenty of broad, quick cuts for gags. Its sound is a loose pop-and-novelty mix, with bouncy library cues and comic stings punctuating the slapstick. The vibe is goofy, sunny and deliberately crude, the sort of thing that plays best as a hangout comedy on a lazy afternoon or a background laugh while doing chores. Rhythm is brisk and sketch-like, one bit after another, with the physical humor and running jokes doing most of the work. Emotionally it stays light, with a clumsy, good-natured hero and an affectionate friendship at its core. Intensity is low to moderate: plenty of sexual innuendo, male-prostitution and fetish-adjacent jokes, drug references, and cartoonish violence and peril that never gets gory or frightening. It suits viewers who want a silly, raunchy, undemanding comedy with no real menace, especially fans of Rob Schneider's broad, character-driven humor.
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