Loaded (2008)

Director:

Alan Pao

Writers:

Kyle Kramer (writer)
Corey Large (writer)

Release Date:

25 March 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Life in the fast lane is murder.

Plot:

A young, wealthy club kid's life spirals downward into an out-of-control world of drugs, sex and violence. |

Plot Keywords:

Sex | Drugs | One Word Title | Beautiful Woman

Cast

Jesse Metcalfe	...	Tristan Price
Corey Large	...	Sebastian
Monica Keena	...	Brooke
Nathalie Kelley	...	April
Chace Crawford	...	Hayden Price
Johnny Messner	...	Javon
Jimmy Jean-Louis	...	Antonio
Vinnie Jones	...	Mr.Black
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mitchell Baker	...	Damon
Mary Christina Brown	...	Lin
Jeff Chase	...	Thug
Taylor Cole	...	Alex
Shanna Collins	...	Jaime
Cameron Douglas	...	Rick
Nicole Eggert	...	Allison Ryan
Luke Flynn	...	Marcus
Drew Fuller	...	Brendan
Simona Fusco	...	Dyson's Girl
Erin Gray	...	Susan Price
Noel Gugliemi	...	Vinnie
Briana Hicks	...	Bailey
Kurupt	...	Jimmy Dyson
Mei Melançon	...	Rose
Lochlyn Munro	...	Clive
Meriah Nelson	...	Dyson's Girl #2
Alan Pao	...	Valet
Burton Perez	...	Officer Munoz
John Bennett Perry	...	Evan Price
Alyssa Pridham	...	Caitlyn
Mike Prophete	...	Officer Parretti
Vanessa Ross	...	Strip Club Bartender
April Spurlock	...	Hospital Receptionist
Parker Stevenson	...	Ben Ryan
Tabitha Taylor	...	Sharon

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive drug use and language, violence and some sexuality.

Runtime:

Netherlands:98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Singapore:M18 | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Wingman Productions

Trivia:

Corey Large has appeared in all three movies that Alan Pao has directed (as of September 2009): Chasing Ghosts (2005), Loaded (2008) and Toxic (2008).

Soundtrack:

Closed Doors

Hot people, boring movie

There are lots of extremely good-looking people in this movie. That's probably the best thing about it. Perhaps that even makes it worth watching.

"Loaded" tells the story of Tristan Price (Jesse Metcalfe), a young man who's about to make his mark on the world. He's the son of a well-to-do family with a good reputation, and he's on his way to law school. But like so many such settings, things aren't quite as perfect as they appear. The expectations in this family far outweigh the love. Except for school, Tristan's father rarely lets him leave the house. This seems to be the result of some past traumatic event that shook the family, which is partially revealed through flashbacks but isn't spelled out until the very end. Tristan's claustrophobic environment causes him to let loose in very extreme ways at the first possible opportunity, when his friends take him out to a strip club to celebrate his graduation. The celebration soon follows some strippers back to a beach house party, and from there, Tristan befriends Sebastian Cole (Corey Large), who pulls him into a drug dealing underworld.

While technically well-made, this movie suffers from a lackluster script and a storyline that isn't very engaging. Also counting against this film are some constant camera tricks that generally seemed annoying and out-of-place, such as slow-motion, fast-motion, freeze-frames and echos. These are the types of effects a director might normally utilize to show a character's perspective while on drugs, except in this case they seem to have been sporadically tossed in at random points, in some cheap attempt at style.

Despite its cast of relative unknowns, performances were good all around, most notably with respect to the main antagonist (Corey Large). I suspect we'll be seeing at least a couple of these people in bigger and better projects in the future.

Of course, when mentioning the actors, I must mention their looks. Rating based on hotness, this movies scores an 11. The women in this movie are incredible-looking and almost distract you from what a boring movie you're watching. I'm sure the male characters are also quite attractive, but you'll have to ask someone else to comment on that.

Overall, I can't recommend this movie, not for buying, renting, or even seeing for free. It's unfortunately just not worth the effort it takes to sit through.