Loosies
IFC Films | Release Date: January 11, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
35
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
4
Negative:
5
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinJan 20, 2012
Loosies (slang for singly bought or bummed cigarettes - and a nod to Bobby's commitment phobia) proves a largely enjoyable ride. Read full review
63
ObserverRex ReedJan 10, 2012
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. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanJan 18, 2012
A harmless crime caper. It stars Peter Facinelli (Nurse Jackie, the Twilight series), who also wrote the script, shaping the movie to his facile, unlayered charm. Read full review
50
The New York TimesManohla DargisJan 12, 2012
There are a couple of movies, or rather a couple of story ideas, tucked in Loosies, 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. Read full review
50
VarietyRonnie ScheibJan 11, 2012
The tale of a pickpocket's redemption through love, plus a vengeance-seeking cop and assorted betrayals, Loosies weakly channels Sam Fuller's "Pickup on South Street" but without the explosive action, iconic thesping and stylistic punch. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeJan 14, 2012
A grindhouse quality that makes Loosies almost fun in flashes. But flashes are all they are -- pleasures even more fleeting than an off-brand smoke bummed from strangers in an alley. Read full review
30
Village VoiceNick SchagerJan 10, 2012
Michael Corrente's film is a mush of poses. The director's saga revels in cornball romance, imitation tough-guy attitude, and awkward flashbacks. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineChuck BowenJan 9, 2012
Loosies never establishes a consistent tone; it feels made up as it went along, and not in the electrifyingly free-wheeling fashion of, say, a Godard or Altman film. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierJan 12, 2012
Ridiculous and mannered, Loosies is light-fingered but heavy-handed. Read full review
20
Time OutDavid FearJan 10, 2012
Director Michael Corrente has delivered decent petty-criminal movies before - see 1994's "Federal Hill" - but every aspect here smacks of faux-street toughness at its worst. Read full review
12
New York PostKyle SmithJan 13, 2012
Romantic comedies are often as contrived and irritating as Loosies, but few feature a lead character so lacking in appeal. Read full review
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