Loosies (2011)

A young pickpocket in the New York subways, living a fast, free, lifestyle is confronted by a woman with whom he had a one night affair.

Director:

Michael Corrente

Writers:

Peter Facinelli (screenplay), Peter Facinelli (story)

Stars:

Peter Facinelli, Jaimie Alexander, Michael Madsen

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Facinelli	...	Bobby
Jaimie Alexander	...	Lucy
Michael Madsen	...	Lt. Nick Sullivan
Vincent Gallo	...	Jax
William Forsythe	...	Capt. Tom Edwards
Marianne Leone	...	Rita
Christy Romano	...	Carmen (as Christy Carlson Romano)
Joe Pantoliano	...	Carl
Eric Phillips	...	Donny
Tom DeNucci	...	Detective Jeffrey
Tom Paolino	...	Detective Verdi
Ara Boghigian	...	Officer
Anthony Paolucci	...	Officer
Glenn Ciano	...	Gomer
Johnny Cicco	...	Stoner Adam

Storyline

A young pickpocket in the New York subways, living a fast, free, lifestyle is confronted by a woman whom he had a one night affair with, she informs him that she is now pregnant with his child, he must now choose between continuing the lifestyle he lead or take responsibility for his actions.

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Plot Keywords:

subway | f word | thief | new york city

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Taglines:

Love is not a crime.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some violence, sexual content and language

Details

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 November 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Love Is Not a Crime

Filming Locations:

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$808 (USA) (13 January 2012)

Gross:

$3,318 (USA) (20 January 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

IFC Films, Verdi Productions, Facinelli Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Paul McDonald (XIV) (American Idol) and his band, Grand Magnolias, have three songs on the soundtrack. Paul married Nikki Reed on 16 October 2011. Nikki Reed starred in the 'Twilight (2008/I)' movies with Peter Facinelli.

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Soundtracks

"Sugar Blues"
Written by Eric Bradley
Performed by The Young Royals
Courtesy of Motor Avenue Records

User Reviews

Entertaining

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LOOSIES is surprisingly entertaining, I emphasize 'surprisingly' because the trailer didn't look appealing, there's nothing too creative about the direction or the performances either and the plot is pretty simple but overall it's a cute little rom-com written by Peter Facinelli who many of you Twi-hards recognize as Dr. Carlisle Cullen from The Twilight Saga franchise…

Who knew that Facinelli had it in him, this is after all his feature screen writing debut. I'm a big fan of his role in the series Nurse Jackie, I think he's got excellent comic timing. I've met Facinelli in person and I could tell that he's got more to offer than just being easy on the eyes and LOOSIES is not a bad start. In this film, he stars as a young pickpocket without a purpose, suddenly facing a dilemma that he couldn't see coming a mile away. The ever so cute Jaimie Alexander, who kicked ass as Sif in Thor, plays Lucy the girl whom with Facinelli's character, Bobby, had a one night stand. All of a sudden, Bobby's life gets even more complicated, way more than he'd like it to be. And the only person Bobby often turns to for advice is the same person who forces him to pickpocket day in and day out, it's a messed up friendship that has its expiration date. LOOSIES got a bit of gangster situation, it's got a bit of incompetent short-tempered cop situation, it's got a bit of a con man hilarity, the dialogue and the plot are very formulaic but the film is so not that heavy, you wouldn't mind the fact that the film hides in it being decent, no more no less. It's fun to see some of yesterday's big shots like Michael Madsen, William Forsythe, and Joe Pantoliano with something to do. For what it's worth, LOOSIES a well-structured script, I enjoy how Facinelli builds up and plays with the trust and the mistrust between Bobby and Lucy, that it's not easy to see the good in people who do shady things for a living but it's possible. LOOSIES has a straight to DVD quality to it but it's one movie I wouldn't mind watching more than once.

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