Product Details

• Actors: Mark Feuerstein, Ali Larter, Dabney Coleman, Ben Weber, James Toback
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Lions Gate
• DVD Release Date: July 1, 2003
• Run Time: 94 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 1.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00009MEC1
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #227,457 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Giving It Up" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Big Yawn, deserves 1/2 a star, August 19, 2004

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Collin Lyle "zaziana" (Metro DC , United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Giving It Up (DVD)

I was looking for a fun rompy romantic comedy. What I got was flaccid mediocrity. It was poorly acted, had unappealing characters, a choppy plot, really, really bad cinimatography and awful sound quality. I was kind of bored and dissappointed considering the great cast and the potential for rollicking "Sex and the City" type fun. What happens is this ad exec sleeps with a different woman every night. At least he feels bad that he can't remember their names. He falls for a new woman in his office, but pretends not to be attracted to her because she's "bookish," which she isn't at all. He sleeps with her anyway. He also has a thing for this beautiful model who he can only admire if her imperfections are airbrushed out. Suddenly, he discovers he's lonely. The bookish woman suggests he see a shrink. The shrink is a creep, but our lonely guy continues to see him. And watching him sit around with his friends talking about their sex lives is as cringing as fingernails on a chalkboard. The Sex Addicts group he joins is mind-numbingly awful. He realizes he's in love with bookish woman while in bed with the "woman of his dreams," the model, and so he decides to become celebate to win his new love's heart. It only goes downhill from there. It really wants to be an endearing, charming movie, but falls very short. Don't waste your time or money.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Ishtar was a better movie..., July 20, 2003

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This review is from: Giving It Up (DVD)

Predictable, bad writing, bad acting and stupid all rolled into one.

Sadly and embarassingly, I picked this flick up because I liked this past season's Thursday night mindlessness of "Good Morning Miami" with Mark Fuerstein. This 90 minute monstrosity was no Good Morning Miami.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Two Scenes Toback, February 28, 2010

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Richard Ross - See all my reviews

This review is from: Giving It Up (DVD)

Not to take anything away from star Mark Feuerstein, who's quite good here, but what attracted me to this film was a rare acting role for director James Toback. He only has a couple of scenes, but they're pretty funny. The film is almost worth checking out just to hear how he pronounces phallus.

Ralph Gigante (Feuerstein) is an ad whiz with a very active sex life. Each night brings him a new conquest and in the mornings he can't wait to relive every sweaty detail with his best friend (Ben Weber). Both his friend and their boss (Dabney Coleman) envy Ralph's active sex life and only wish they were in his place. That is why they are so shocked when Gigante decides to renounce his swinging ways in an effort to prove he's more than just a playboy. Part of the reason for his sudden change of heart is the arrival of a new co-worker named Elizabeth (Amy Redford). Elizabeth has been brought in to oversee Ralph's latest ad campaign. The two share an attraction, but Elizabeth is well aware of his reputation and refuses to act on it. Ralph is determined to settle down and convince her that he's really a sensitive,caring guy. He even vows to give up meaningless sex for her. But when the model (Ali Larter) from his latest campaign enters his life, Ralph finds himself being tested. Can Gigante change his low down ways? Can he stop sleeping around and enter a committed relationship with a woman he cares about? Who cares.

The film plays like a male version of 'Sex and the City' only without the benefit of smart writing and engaging supporting characters. Weber, Skipper from 'Sex and the City', is pretty entertaining though playing basically the same character that he does on the show. It also winds up copying various plot points in films like '40 Days and 40 Night' and 'What Women Want', which Feuerstein co-starred in. He's a romantic comedy veteran which is why it's nice to see him headline his own movie. He's a charming and likable guy who's a good actor if given the right material. It's too bad he's forced to act out dumb sex comedy cliches here. Him and Redford have zero chemistry which makes the romance angle mighty uninteresting. Given the choice between her and Ali Larter, I might ditch the zero and get with the 'Hero'. If you're a fan of Feuerstein then by all means check the film out, but if you're looking for a cute and clever romantic comedy you can do better than this.