It thrums with a militancy, in its promotion of the orthodoxies of our era. This project, a reboot of the 1980 movie of the same name, is abysmal, but it is not inert. David Hollander, who developed the series, designed Julian as a martyr, sanctified by his misfortune, which has been dealt to him by a parade of conniving or selfish or stupid women. He has been groomed, pimped, framed-you name it-and still he looks out on the site of his trials, the putrid vista of present-day Los Angeles, with moist eyes, conveying resignation. Our main man, Julian Kaye (Jon Bernthal), has not committed one selfish act in his sad life. For anyone who is exhausted by the male antihero, “American Gigolo,” on Showtime, is good news.
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