Loser (2000)

Excellent but underrated film

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

A mild mannered student from the country adapts to life in the big city after receiving a scholarship. This is a predictable comedy but a highly enjoyable one. Although not hilariously funny it's good to watch the relationship between Jason Biggs and Mena Suvari. Both leads are highly likable in this and Greg Kinnear is also great as the lecherous lecturer. The soundtrack that launched Wheatus to worldwide fame is an additional bonus. I have seen this film a few times now and have always enjoyed it. It's not that highly rated but everyone is allowed a guilty pleasure film. If you're looking for an easy to watch bit of fun then this is worth a view.

Loser (2000): Dir: Amy Heckerling / Cast: Jason Biggs, Mena Suvari, Greg Kinnear, Thomas Sadoski, Jimmi Simpson: Title is a misdirection since the so-called loser is actually a smart. Jason Biggs arrives in New York to attend college but his roommates dislike him because he studies. They scam him into another dorm but buddy up to him in order to have a narcotics party. Biggs meets Mena Suvari in a class and they strike up a friendship then he invites her to a concert. She has a relationship with a professor who uses her for sex while embarrassing her in class. When Biggs returns after being stood up he encounters the result of a party plus Suvari passed out in the washroom after drinking what she believed was juice. She cannot see the obvious even when they both deliver kittens together. Outcome is predictable and humour fades quickly. Directed by Amy Heckerling who made the teen masterpiece Fast Times at Ridgemont High as well as the popular and also superior Clueless but she provides none of that observation here. This film is clueless in ways that are exact opposite to the Alicia Silverstone flick. Biggs is totally flat his relationship with Suvari is uninspiring. She at least had a back story until the boring romance over birthed kittens occurs. Greg Kinnear plays a lousy stereotypical professor completely one note. Boring teen comedy misses the mark and becomes just what the title indicates. Score: 1 / 10

When this movie first came out I immediately thought "it looks awful!". The poster, the cast, Jason Bigg's dumb face, etc. Ten years later I watched for the first time and I have to admit that it is actually interesting and somewhat funny. Not funny like "American Pie" but has dark humor that could fit for a certain audience.It also deals with real-life problems that some teens can't handle. I mean, the movie is interesting because it inserts humor on difficult situations for young people.The typical plot that deals with a boy that lives in the country and makes his way into city looks pretty real. Jason Biggs is a good actor. The sexy Mena Suvari is lovely. I love her and she looks so hot.If you are almost 30 you still have the time to watch it. It's one of the best teen movies out there. Maybe not for this generation but for those of us that were teens in the 90's, it could work...

well i don't know how to express my feelings to this movie... i cant call exactly feelings.. maybe i have equally opinion with my INREAL world perspectives. thats the real world: alcohol + drugs and you think that "you are the great man", but far away from the RIght way. the right way is to study (even i cant believe that i'm saying it). Think about: in your 'highschool' & 'college' years If your main purpose is to have fun and drink it sounds cool, but when you get failed on exams, and be kicked out of school Then you will realize that the party is over. cant get money, cant find job, cant get a girlfriend when you are stupid(little roughly said). see the results of these 3 idiots in the end of the movie. i definitely like where they went/lived.about the love story... in my opinion he and his acts are little foolish. but it doesn't matter, because the truth came out and all ended happy. he should hide anything for him and give her flowers. in real life i'm 100% sure he would lose her. p.s.-sorry for my bad English :) i tried my best, but i am a half sleeping :P