According to IMDb, the studio forced Brest to turn what originally was a mob movie into a rom-com to 'cash in on the relationship between Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez.' So, our only explanation for the resulting love scenes has to be that they were a vindictive parting shot by a director already set on leaving the business. Just in case that line of dialogue up there-which is a direct quote of the pillow talk from this movie-wasn't a strong enough indicator of how awful Gigli is, here's another piece of info to solidify that framework: Martin Brest, the director, never made another film after Gigli.
