Journal d'un gigolo

Years ago, this would have been a straight to tape piece of junk, the movie where you fast forward to the sexy parts. Even then it wouldn't have created a stir. Today, it is still tedious and stupid, an unbelievable plot, dimly lit and filmed in some anonymous city. I still recommend using the fast forward button, but be careful, the sexy stuff doesn't last long. It might be good for practicing your Spanish. The actors are all unknowns, most with the anonymous, dark-eyed good looks of a soap opera star. A kid from an orphanage escapes the cops through the efforts of a madam who supplies sex partners to lonely, rich women. Although the kid looked way too old to be stuck in the orphanage, he learned to sport a tux, grow one of those persistent four-day-old beards and become popular with the older ladies. You can easily fill out the details. One episode was far too much. If I missed something important in the rest of the episodes, I apologize. Just about anything would be a better use of your time.

This story of a sexy Gigolo quickly turned into a murder mystery story. The best thing about this series is the lead Jesús Castro's blue eyes and his 1989 BMW 325i convertible (LOL). Really there was nothing to get me addicted to watching it - as a matter of fact I kept switching to other series' and then coming back to it. I kept watching since I always finish everything I start and the Gigolo winds up in the center of the murder mystery. Winded together in this mystery is the Gigolo, his faux mother (a madam that rescued him from escaping from an orphanage and a crime and turned him into the Gigolo), her daughter with whom he was having an affair, his clients, his main client Ana, Ana's daughter who he fell in love with, Ana's father - all have reasons to kill the the one who got murdered (don't want to give it away). So in the end, I was surprised to see a shocking twist that was worth watching to the end (real killer was divulged).

Pretty essential (and a bare minimum) when your show is about a gigolo, that the intimate scenes are electric, sensual and erotic.

That they are not.

Even the chemistry between the lead characters is def not there. That's partly a directors fault cause lacking chemistry can still be bettered by quality directing and editing.

Well, and so there's everything else about this show that's just poor quality: script, dialogues, storyline, editing.

It's just another cheap miss by Netflix. The priority nowadays seems to be making shows on a budget, and not striving for quality anymore.

Cause this is not quality. Sorry, to the actors.

I can really watch anything and everything, from soap to thrillers and horror movies. This was supposed to be just one more tv show that it would be "ok" to watch. Story is good, interesting, you don't know who the killer is until the end (of course you can guess), the unfolding of events, a classic spanish tv show, but acting, so so so terrible!! According to the acting, one of the worst tv shows in recent times. I don't know is it worse leading actor or actress, maybe I would give her award for that if I have to decide, although the others are not much better either. I'm so disappointing because of that, a big waste of time in my life..

Bad to be considered a miniseries, mediocre as a soap opera.

Limited performances, flat script, stereotypical characters. The best thing about the series is photography, but at times it leaves a lot to be desired.

The plot has several sharp and predictable twists.

The most uncomfortable thing about the series is the protagonist's accent, which is inconsistent and forced.

All this encouraged with explicit sex scenes that do not add anything to the plot beyond the second episode with the sole purpose of showing the bodies of the actors.

A rather forgettable product in the line of the latest Netflix productions.