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      The Velocity of Gary

      R 1998 1 hr. 40 min. Romance Comedy List
      22% 18 Reviews Tomatometer 53% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score When bisexual porn star Valentino (Vincent D'Onofrio) meets new-in-town hustler Gary (Thomas Jane), there is an immediate attraction between the two. Valentino helps get Gary a job at a phone-sex company, and they become fast friends and lovers, but tension threatens their relationship when Gary and Valentino's friend Mary (Salma Hayek) becomes involved. When Valentino finds out he is dying of AIDS and Mary is going to have his child, the three must work through hard times together. Read More Read Less

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      David S I really enjoyed it and thought the performances of the three main actors were strongly sincere. Also liked the New York or Warhol atmosphere it created along with the theme of a love triangle that faced challenges when confronted y a deadly illness. Critics and especially tomatoes display very harsh reviews on movies that I myself think are really great. With critics I think it's them putting their personal taste in the reviews along with aspects of the film. With tomatoes I feel it's a drastic lack of knowledge on film making just like individual chosen to review on the MPAA Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/06/23 Full Review camille l La première demi-heure annonçait le pire de la comédie indie 90s avec plein d'acteurs connus venus dire bonjour sur un script alambiqué et surtout très bavard. Bien heureusement, celle-ci n'a rien à voir avec le reste du film, drame sur le SIDA et le polyamour avec Vincent d'Onofrio en ex-porn star malade et Thomas Jane dans le rôle titre. Mais celle qui porte le film sur ses épaules, c'est Salma Hayek, absolument formidable de tendresse et de jalousie enfouie. Aux antipodes des rôles qu'on pouvait lui proposer, elle brille de mille feux dans un film fauché mais dont le réalisateur Dan Ireland parvient à tirer quelques scènes fiévreuses dans les boîtes de nuit bohémiennes du fond de New York. Remarquable. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member excellent picture , a tragic and funny look at a close knit group of friends Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review kevin w Greenwich Village slacker types try to outcool one another as long as they can keep out reality just to past the time ... which they don't care about by the way, since you asked. Ho - hum. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Pretty intense movie. I do enjoy the cast headed by Vincent D'Onofrio. Pretty good overall. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Another film that i got for $3 It seemed original and interesting, but became just plain wierd and idiotic. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly Rated: D Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times In The Velocity of Gary, there is never quite the feeling that these people occupy a real world; their colorful exteriors are like costumes, and inside are simply actors following instructions. Rated: 2/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com Never quite develops three-way erotic charge it should have. Rated: 2/4 Nov 29, 2009 Full Review Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid Has rough spots but rings emotionally true and paints a vivid picture of New York City's underbelly. May 26, 2006 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 3/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 1/5 Jun 29, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis When bisexual porn star Valentino (Vincent D'Onofrio) meets new-in-town hustler Gary (Thomas Jane), there is an immediate attraction between the two. Valentino helps get Gary a job at a phone-sex company, and they become fast friends and lovers, but tension threatens their relationship when Gary and Valentino's friend Mary (Salma Hayek) becomes involved. When Valentino finds out he is dying of AIDS and Mary is going to have his child, the three must work through hard times together.
      Director
      Dan Ireland
      Executive Producer
      Carl Colpaert, Kathryn Arnold, Ellen Wonder, Joe Simon, Vincent D'Onofrio, Dan Ireland
      Screenwriter
      James Still
      Production Co
      Cineville, Columbia TriStar
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Romance, Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Sound Mix
      Surround