Losing Control
| Losing Control | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Valerie Weiss |
| Written by | Valerie Weiss |
Production company |
Ph.D. Productions |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Losing Control is a 2011 romantic comedy film directed by Valerie Weiss about a female scientist who wants proof that her boyfriend is "the one." Losing Control was released theatrically on March 23, 2012 in New York City and will expand to more cities on March 30, 2012. The film won Best Director at the 2011 Feel Good Film Festival,[1] Connie Clair Spirit Award for Top Female Filmmaker of 2011 at The Chicago Comedy Film Festival[2] and First Honorable Mention for the Christopher Wetzel Independent Film Comedy Award.[3]
Cast
- Miranda Kent as Samantha
- Reid Scott as Ben
- Kathleen Robertson as Leslie
- Theo Alexander as Maurizio
- Steve Howey as Terry
- John Billingsley as Prof. Straub
- Sumalee Montano as Breanna Lee
- Bitsie Tulloch as Trudy
- Alanna Ubach as Alora
- Neil Hopkins as Scott Foote
- Lin Shaye as Dolores
- Ben Weber as Dr. Rudy Mann
- Jamison Yang as Chen Wa
- Barry Gordon as Frank
- Elise Jackson as Vivienne
- Sam Ball as Tantric Sam
- True Bella Pinci as Little Samantha
Critical reception
The film received mixed reviews. On the website metacritic, which assigns normalized scores to reviews, the film received a 33 out of 100, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.[4]
From Calum Marsh, in Slant Magazine:
| “ | . The film, in its defense, is far too vacuous to be accused of having any kind of agenda—it just happens to get its politics wrong along with everything else. We're told that Losing Control is "loosely based on Weiss's own experiences," but it would be more accurate to say that it's heavily based on Weiss's own experiences watching terrible movies.[5] | ” |
From John Anderson, in Variety:
| “ | You can't lose what you never had, and while "Losing Control" is a thoroughly likable, playful comedy, there's never a sense that writer-director Valerie Weiss is in total command of film's tone, pacing or comic content, which is considerable.[6] | ” |
From Steven Rea in the Philadelphia Inquirer:
| “ | Losing Control nicely mixes comedic absurdity with weightier career vs. commitment themes.[7] | ” |
References
- ↑ Walford, Justina (August 23, 2011). "The 2011 Feel Good Film Festival Announces Award Winners" (PDF) (Press release). Feel Good Film Festival. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- ↑ Best Director Award Presented to Valerie Weiss for film Losing Control from Feel Good Film Festival, House Lights Media Partners, Sept, 6, 2011
- ↑ Losing Control, Gene Siskel Film Center
- ↑ http://www.metacritic.com/movie/losing-control/critic-reviews
- ↑ http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/losing-control/6126
- ↑ http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117947286?refcatid=31
- ↑ http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/movies/20120518__Losing_Control___Career_v__commitment__wrapped_in_comic_absurdity.html
External links
- Official website
- Losing Control on IMDb
- "Film Journal: The Making of an Independent Feature", The Independent, August 2009
- 'Losing Control' In The Movies, Science Friday, March 23, 2012