Loosies (2012)

All Critics (17) | Top Critics (9) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (12) | DVD (1)

Making romance a big part of the mix dooms a movie already saddled with one of the worst titles in recent memory.

January 13, 2012 Full Review

John DeFore

Hollywood Reporter

Top Critic

Romantic comedies are often as contrived and irritating as "Loosies," but few feature a lead character so lacking in appeal.

January 13, 2012 Full Review

Kyle Smith

New York Post

Top Critic

Facinelli's transformation from feckless charmer to committed caretaker seems contrived, leaving the film feeling like a series of stitched-together scenes with little internal drive.

January 12, 2012 Full Review

Ronnie Scheib

Variety

Top Critic

Not a great movie, but satisfying enough to hold attention and win your affection -- a rare blue-plate combo on today's overcrowded menu of movie chaos that sticks to your ribs and stays there.

January 10, 2012 Full Review

Rex Reed

New York Observer

Top Critic

Loosies has a bevy of colorful character actors -- from Michael Madsen and William Forsythe to Vincent Gallo and Joe Pantoliano -- but little character.

January 10, 2012 Full Review

Nick Schager

Village Voice

Top Critic

An amorphous, laugh-flecked drama about a New York City pickpocket that mostly comes across as a feature-length advertisement for its likable star and writer, Peter Facinelli.

January 10, 2012 Full Review

Manohla Dargis

New York Times

Top Critic

a very transparent vehicle for Facinelli

August 30, 2012 Full Review

James Luxford

The National

Facinelli brings charisma to his lead role, but the script is an unconvincing series of contrivances.

January 20, 2012 Full Review

Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue.com

Far from perfect, but just smart enough to keep you plugged in and not make you regret investing time.

January 13, 2012 Full Review

Marshall Fine

Hollywood & Fine

So ham-fisted...it's hard to take seriously.

January 11, 2012 Full Review

Ethan Alter

Television Without Pity

The film's aggressively low-budget aesthetic is meant to be lively and rife with integrity.

January 10, 2012 Full Review

Chuck Bowen

Slant Magazine

"Loosies" are what you call single cigarettes you can buy in New York bodegas, and that is about all you'll really learn from this strenuously rambunctious effort.

January 6, 2012 Full Review

David Noh

Film Journal International

Facinelli, alias well behaved bloodsucker Dr. Carlisle Cullen, has moves on screen that display a notable talent for extending that previous narrow range. But the unremarkable romance in the story could have definitely benefited from a lot more bite.

January 1, 2012 Full Review

Prairie Miller

NewsBlaze

• 1. Bobby: I have a problem with commitment.
  2. Lucy: Yeah, you can't commit, not even to a cigarette.
  – Submitted by Frances H (7 months ago)
• 1. Bobby: I have a problem with commitment.
  2. Lucy: Yeah, you can't commit.
  – Submitted by Frances H (7 months ago)
• 1. Lucy: That's classic! A pickpocket who gets pick pocketed!
  – Submitted by Frances H (7 months ago)
• 1. Bobby: Death would be a welcome relief compared to the world of shit I live in now.
  – Submitted by Frances H (7 months ago)
• 1. Bobby: Hey, you got a loosie?
  2. Lucy: Yeah, Lucy. How'd you guess?
  3. Bobby: Just psychic.
  – Submitted by Frances H (7 months ago)
• 1. Captain Tom Edwards: Restore some dignity to this department.
  – Submitted by Frances H (7 months ago)

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