American Loser

The best thing I can say about this movie is that the supporting cast were all great, well cast, and they brought life to their characters. Stiffler....is still trying to not be Stiffler while he's supposed to be playing other characters. Either that character stuck to Sean William Scott...or that's the only character he's capable of playing. It worked in American Pie, but this is a different film. They should have sent him a memo.I watched the entire movie in one sitting, barely. Several times I had to talk myself out of quitting, in hopes that some humor would shine through or some revelation or SOMETHING worth the time I'd already invested in it. Nothing.My advice is, if you don't like Sean William Scott playing Stiffler, especially in movies that are not American Pie, skip it.Spoiler alert: Gretchen Mol plays her character well, the romantic interest of the Scott's character. The romance goes absolutely nowhere and the only resolution is a tiny sidenote at the end that informs us their was no happy real-life ending either. This footnote is a terrible thing to put in the film. The way the ending is framed makes it appear as though the two may have found happiness together since their characters seemed well matched throughout the film. The filmmakers even had the nerve to deny me what otherwise seemed a decently happy ending after all the time I wasted watching the whole film.The character never grows, the movie doesn't go anywhere, and the "what really happened" update text at the end ruined an otherwise pleasant end.Skip it.

I rented this thinking it would be a fun movie where the lead character starts out as a loser and then picks himself up to remake his life.What I got was a script that tried so hard to be dry and edgy that it told no real story without any real plotline. The first 20 minutes of the movie was him debating what color shirt to wear. It was as interesting as it sounds. This movie was a loser indeed.

This movie is one of those brilliantly-done little gems that comes along maybe once in a decade. I realize it's not the type of film that will appeal to the not-so-bright, and that's okay. It doesn't have to -- it has its audience.Seann was an adequate choice as the lead, although there are others who would probably have done a better job. The script could have been somewhat more even, but the structure breakdown almost adds to the genius of the production.I don't want to make a comparison between this and a literally-brilliant film, but this movie blows light and dark the way American Beauty does. And because it addresses the human condition on a base level, brighter people will "get it" and others won't, which is part of its beauty.If you're into offbeat films and indies, you'll probably love this. If, however, you're looking for slob humor or other frat-boy mentality fare, you'll probably want to choose something else.

This is an interesting, amazing and sad story all in one. Once I began to understand it it's apretty good movie.

It's funny. A little slow and a little twisted, but a good message in general.

It's a loser all right.

An incredible movie. Real, is what it was. And I thank you. (From Zach Knapp). Seann... you have range man... brilliant performance. Lionsgate films... always on top.

Didn't keep me interested at all

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