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Loser (2000)

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Reviews Counted:24

Fresh:8

Rotten:16

Average Rating:4.4/10

Consensus: In the grand tradition of teen flicks, Loser comes across as another predictable and underwritten movie with nothing new to offer.

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Amy Heckerling (CLUELESS, FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH) directs this romantic comedy starring Jason Biggs as Paul Tannek, a nerdy college freshman with a heart of gold, and Mena Suvari as Dora... Amy Heckerling (CLUELESS, FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH) directs this romantic comedy starring Jason Biggs as Paul Tannek, a nerdy college freshman with a heart of gold, and Mena Suvari as Dora Diamond, the girl of his dreams. Small-town boy Paul goes to the big city to attend college with high hopes of fitting in and making friends. But from the start, he's fighting an uphill battle. His dorky hat and earnest mannerisms drive his cosmopolitan, ultra-hip roommates crazy, and he finds himself labeled a loser, kicked out of their dorm suite, and living in a room in a veterinary hospital. Meanwhile, Paul falls for Dora, a quirky free spirit who is having a clandestine affair with their professor, Edward Alcott (Greg Kinnear). Despite his feelings for her, Paul does his best to protect Dora from the fact that Alcott doesn't care about her nearly as much as she thinks he does. LOSER also includes brief cameo appearances by Dan Akroyd, David Spade, Andy Dick, Steven Wright, Andrea Martin, Colleen Camp, and Taylor Negron. [More]

Starring: Jason Biggs, Mena Suvari, Zak Orth, Greg Kinnear

Starring: Jason Biggs, Mena Suvari, Zak Orth, Greg Kinnear, Tom Sadoski, Jimmi Simpson

Director: Amy Heckerling

Director: Amy Heckerling

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Joel Siegel
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Loser lives down to its title.

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Amy Taubin
Amy Taubin
Village Voice
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Loser is just as it sounds.

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Carla Meyer
Carla Meyer
San Francisco Chronicle
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Biggs, who will probably always be known as the pastry porker in American Pie, is so good he doesn't have to push for sympathy.

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Charles Taylor
Charles Taylor
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There's a beating heart beneath the cynical skin and spotty narrative.

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Chris Vognar
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Dallas Morning News
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Dull.

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Geoff Pevere
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Toronto Star
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It's a shame that this comedy self-destructs.

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Glenn Lovell
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San Jose Mercury News
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A better-than-average summer night's entertainment.

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Hap Erstein
Hap Erstein
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Loser bucks the summer trend, proving that a little light romance is an appealing antidote to an overdose of testosterone and adrenaline.

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James Berardinelli
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It's enjoyable.

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Jay Carr
Jay Carr
Boston Globe
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[Heckerling] hasn't lost her eye for what makes teens tick.

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John Monaghan
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Detroit Free Press
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Nothing's helped by a hasty ending.

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Kevin Maynard
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Mind-numbingly witless.

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Lou Lumenick
Lou Lumenick
New York Post
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Loser boasts one of the all-time worst codas, with those overused, American Graffiti-inspired on-screen notes moralistically telling you the rotten things that ultimately happened to the rotten people.

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