How To Stop Being A Loser

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Movie Info

A warm comedy about James (Simon Phillips) who is the consummate dork and makes Ronnie Corbett look like a modern day Don Juan. Eventually, pick up artist Ampersand (Craig Conway) comes to James' rescue and teaches him the way of the woman. But as James learns the dark art of seduction from his mentor he begins to wonder if Ampersand is all he appears to be and questions what would truly make him happy in life.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Art House & International, Comedy
Directed By:

Dominic Burns
Written By:

Chris Grezo, Rupert Knowles
Runtime:

109 minutes

Cast

Richard E. Grant

Billy Murray

Colin Salmon

Keeley Hazell

Gemma Atkinson

Martin Compston

Critic Reviews for How To Stop Being A Loser

All Critics (7) | Top Critics (3)

Bloodless, with a screenplay that makes caricatures of the participants and gives them jokey situations you can just about believe if you remember the more embarrassing male-female hesitations of youth.

Nov 19, 2011 | Rating: 2/5

Derek Malcolm
London Evening Standard
Top Critic
It is crass and charmless: one to miss.

Nov 17, 2011 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…

Peter Bradshaw
Guardian
Top Critic
It's not the worst British comedy, but if it were a TV pilot - which it feels like - there'd be little chance of this winning a full series.

Nov 15, 2011 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Anna Smith
Time Out
Top Critic
About as funny and erotic as a young Conservatives speed-dating evening chaperoned by Ann Widdecombe.

Nov 19, 2011 | Full Review…

Philip French
Observer (UK)
Appearances from TV soap favourites Martin Kemp, Gemma Atkinson and Billy Murray reinforce the suspicion that the film's real home is on the small screen.

Nov 19, 2011 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

David Edwards
Daily Mirror (UK)
What a charmless embarrassment.

Nov 19, 2011 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…

Allan Hunter
Daily Express (UK)
This British rom-com has enough energy to keep us watching even though it's not particularly funny or romantic.

Nov 17, 2011 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

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Audience Reviews for How To Stop Being A Loser

Aug 22, 2015

Craig Conway and Colin Salmon steal the show, no doubt, it's just a shame that the show they stole wasn't a little more valuable. I live by the ideal that any comedy that can make me laugh out loud more than once is worthy of the title, and I actually very rarely come across comedies that do, but How to Stop Being a Loser passed that test for me, low-budget & awkwardness not withstanding, so it may not have been phenomenal, but it was quite a pleasant surprise anyway.

Gimly M Super Reviewer