Well, this confirms it. I'm gay.As beautiful I think Angelina Jolie is and as much of a girl-crush I have on her, seeing her nude in Gia was nothing to me. I think I even checked my phone during her gratuitous nude scenes. Rise/Fall movies are fairly common. Many of the "True Story" films are based on this and sometimes they're harder to watch than others. This one was tough, indeed, but not in the top ten, by a long-shot.Gia, according to these accounts, was given the world (of fashion) at the cost of basically nothing. Her strong attitude, wise-cracking one-liners and switchblade made her stand out from the shallow and brainless Barbie Dolls, but she quickly succumbed to drugs. And that takes up the majority of the "fall" part.Sure, it's hard to see someone so gifted with genuine beauty throw it all away for addiction. *I* know addiction. I know this is all true. So, yeah, I know how true something can rule your life until you got nothing.In the real life, Angelina was really just starting out here and she proved immediately how great she is. She's the star and most important part of this semi-documentary, semi-overdramatic TV movie. Mercifully, as she was at the "rise" part of the title character's plight, she didn't take the same destructive tendencies.Again, Rise/Fall films show the same sad adventures, but this film is still significate because of how absolutely gorgeous this woman was and how many wonderful chances she was bestowed and how one can literally destroy themselves inside and out.***Final thoughts: I'm sure people would watch this only for the girl-on-girl action and multiple female nude scenes. Hell, I'm not perfect and choose some films for the same reason, though they're men in those roles. But, there is so much more than just the free shows in the first half or so. Yeah, spoiler, if all you're interested in is a free show of breasts, you can stop about half-way through. The rest is the best message you can take from this.

I am currently watching the movie Gia. This model had a hard life, especially when she entered the fashion world, however falling into the life of drugs, etc. was her choice. They are trying to make it into a sad movie, but I have no sympathy for people who choose to go down the drug path in life. People have choices, and she created her own fate. This obviously happened a long time ago being that it is a 1980's movie. There are a lot of famous people whether in the fashion world or not that don't do drugs just because they know it is stupid. It was sad to hear about her mentor dying, and how her mom remembers her tough life, as well as her female friend.

One of the best performances of Angelina Jolie's career, especially since this is her first really big role that brought her a lot of attention. Prior to this she did Hackers with Jonny Lee Miller, but that didn't do that much for her name value in Hollywood. Jolie totally draws your attention to her character like you normally don't see.The story follows model Gia Garangi from the late 1970's when she started her modeling career until the mid 1980's when she succumbed to AIDS. Along the way she got addicted to serious drugs such as cocaine and heroine. The story of Gia is truly not your usual run of the mill back story about a former supermodel.

The film feels flat from start to finish. Slow boring dragged out storyline. The film starts off with the tone that sleeping around and promiscuity are cool and this women, Gia was OK to do this!? Her behavior is condoned. Nice message! This film is basically another excuse for Hollywood to show soft porn. The lesbian scenes are just.. there to satisfy the male audiences bottomless pit of lust(or so the writer-producers seem to imply in so many films!)Why was this women even made out as a heroine, if this is a correct portrayal, then she was promiscuous, obnoxious, foul mouthed and selfish. Angelina plays that well ,per usual! Oh and great advertising for the smoking industry Angelina! I'm sure people who suffer from cancer will commend you-NOT! The whole film seems full of a bunch of vile shallow creatures. The story is actually empty and void of any soul. Angelina overacts everything. You can't really connect with her. Bits of her neediness seep through, that's the only characterization you get. The romance is bland with no chemistry Angelina Jolie couldn't carry the ' bad girl model attitude'real model . You simply have to look at Canadian supermodels Yasmeen Ghauri and UK's Naomi Campbell to see what real 'sexual power and model attitude' is about. The last 20 mins off the film are a bit interesting and give the film some depth and meaning. we can connect a bit more with gia, but it's a bit late on in the film! Best thing about the film is Eric Michael Cole's beautiful backside shot .Also, for being brave and considerate enough to show two hot guys kissing for once!