History Film / Gigli

[[caption-width-right:300:''[[TagLine Life doesn't play by the rules.]]'']]

* ButNowIMustGo: Ricki to Larry, at the end.

* IfItsYouItsOkay: This might be the case with Larry and Ricki. Despite Larry being a straight man and Ricki being a lesbian, they still enter into a relationship with each other.

* NotWhatItLooksLike: When Ricki's psycho ex-girlfriend Robin shows up, she gets into a fight with Larry thinking he and Ricki are a thing now. He tells her no. Then Ricki walks into the room wearing a towel (from showering) and things only get worst from there.

* ShippingOnDeck: Larry's mother thinks he and Ricki would make a great couple even though she's a lesbian.

* StalkerWithACrush: Robin, who is still enamored with her ex-girlfriend Ricki even though they've broken up and she manages to track down her location at Larry's apartment.

* IfItsYouItsOkay: This might be the case with Larry and Ricki. Despite one being a straight man and the other being a lesbian, they enter into a relationship with each other.

* NotWhatItLooksLike: When Ricki's psycho ex-girlfriend Robin shows up, she gets into a fight with Larry thinking him and Ricki are a thing now. He tells her no. Then Ricki walks into the room wearing a towel (from showering) and things only get worst from there.

%%* SmugSnake: Larry Gigli, so very much.

* {{GayAngst}}: Ricki thinks Larry suffers this as he is always angry and he checks his fingernails in a "feminine way". She is wrong. Turns out, it's because he is far-sided.

* {{Gayangst}}: Ricki thinks Larry suffers this as he is always angry and he checks his fingernails in a "feminine way". She is wrong. Turns out, it's because he is far-sided.

* NotWhatItLooksLike: When Ricki's psycho ex-girlfriend Robin shows up, she gets into a fight with Larry thinking him and Ricki are a thing now. He tells her no. Then Ricki walks into the room wearing a towel (from showering) and things only feet worst from there.

%%* LargeHam: Al Pacino's Mr. Starkman, who is raising his voice every time he opens his mouth, up and to the point where he is screaming his words in Larry's face and shouting at Louis' corpse. Even punctuating his words for emphasis.

* GayAngst: Ricki thinks Larry suffers this as he is always angry and he checks his fingernails in a "feminine way". She is wrong. Turns out, it's because he is far-sided.

* ClusterFBomb: Larry, Louis, Ricki, Robin, Brian. Almost everyone curses, dropping the F-bomb more than once in almost every sentence. Justified since most of them are in the mafia business.

* NutritionalNightmare: The breakfast Larry feeds Brian before he leaves is a frosted flakes breakfast cereal topped with Chip Ahoy cookies in the cereal bowl.

* NeverTrustATrailer: The film's trailer makes it look more fun and silly than it is despite its serious mobster gang business material. It also gives first time viewers the wrong impression that Jennifer Lopez's character is suppose to be the lead protagonist ''Gigli''. See MisplacedNamesPoster.

* NotWhatItLooksLike: When Ricki's psycho ex-girlfriend Robin shows up stalking her, she gets into a fight with Larry thinking he's with Ricki. Then Ricki walks into the room wearing a towel (from showering).

* StalkerWithACrush: Robin, who is still enamored with her ex-girlfriend Ricki even though they've broken up and she manages to track her location at Gigli's house.

* AngstWhatAngst: Ricki thinks that Larry starts fights with people as a means to avoid dealing with his emotional issues such as sadness.

* ButIMustGo: Ricki to Larry, at the end.

* DidNotGetTheGirl: Despite everything, Ricki feels she cannot give him what he wants

%%* LargeHam: Al Pacino's Mr. Starkman, who is raising his voice every time he opens his mouth.

%%* LargeHam: Al Pacino's Mr. Starkman.

%%* ClusterFBomb: Almost everyone curses, dropping the F-bomb more than once in almost every sentence. Justified since most of them are in the mafia.

* DrivenToSuicide: After Ricki tells her to leave and that they're "over", Robin grabs a kitchen knife and slits her wrists.

%%* {{Gayngster}}: Ricki; [[GenderInvertedTrope a female Gayngster, for a change]]. She is a lesbian, but that doesn't soften her up as she's also a trained assassin who is always threatening others with death and violence such as eye gouging.

%%* HollywoodTourettes: Brian, who is always spilling out random curse words, fits of giggles, tells people not to touch him or handle his pumpkin seeds and is always wanting to go to "the Baywatch", as in the actual location of the Baywatch beach.

--> '''Larry:''' You know something? You're right. It is sadness. It's sadness and I'm fucking sad. You got me. You're a genius. You know why I'm fucking sad? Because I got this fucking, beautiful, sexy, gorgeous, heartthrob-o-rama, fucking smart, amazing bombshell, 17-on-a-fucking-10-scale girl sleeping in a bed, right next to me. And you know what? She's a stone-cold dyke. A fucking untouchable, unhavable, unattainable, brick wall fucking dykasaurus rexi. So it's sad, okay? What do you want me to do? I feel fucking sadness about that. There's nothing I can fucking do. And not only is she an major babe, but I really like this girl a lot. A lot. Mean, she's not like anybody else I met before.

--> '''Larry:''' You know something? You're right. It's sadness. I am sad. And you wanna know why?

* Gayangst: Ricki thinks Larry suffers this as he is always angry and he checks his fingernails in a "feminine way". She is wrong. Turns out, it's because he is far-sided.

* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Larry gives one to Ricki in a car ride home.

* IncompatibleOrientation: At the beginning, Larry attempts to seduce Ricki, only to learn she is a lesbian.

* PsychoExGirlfriend: Robin, who shows up at Larry's door, threatening him and demanding that her ex Ricki dump Larry for her. When Ricki refuses, Robin then attempts to kill herself, frightening Gigli and Ricki.

%%* ClusterFBomb: Almost everyone curses, dropping the F-bomb more than once in almost every sentence.

** A lengthy reflection on human sexuality by Ricki in which she compares the penis to a sea slug and the vagina to a human mouth is accompanied by a soft, mellow, romantic guitar ballad.

%%* ClusterFBomb

* HaveIMentionedImGay: At first, Larry attempts to seduce Ricki, only to be told that "he isn't her type" and that she is a lesbian.

%%* InspirationallyDisadvantaged: Brian.

* TheresOnlyOneBed: Larry and Ricki have to share one bed since it's a one bedroom apartment. He also jumps at the opportunity to try to seduce her, only for her to tell him she's gay.

* IfItsYouItsOkay: This might be the case with Larry and Ricki. Despite one being a straight man and the other being a lipstick lesbian, they enter into a relationship with each other.

* PsychoExGirlfriend: Robin, who shows up at Gigli's door, threatening him and demanding that her ex Ricki dump Gigli for her. When Ricki refuses, Robin then attempts to kill herself, frightening Gigli and Ricki.
* PsychoLesbian: Ricki's ex-girlfriend Robin. She turns up at Gigli's door, demands Ricki take her back and when she refuses, she slits her wrists.