I'm sorry, no offense to all those who thought highly of this flick, but lets be serious; "a 5 rating?" I can't name one thing that is good about this movie. First off the directing; the director didn't set up not one interesting shot. He also didn't coerce his actors into making better acting choices. The cinematography; I like the fact that they had utilized the video format instead waiting to obtain enough money to shoot it on film. But they should've shot the film like as if it were film, or maybe they don't know about the five c's of cinematography: camera angles, continuity, cutting, close-ups, and composition. The acting: "WHACK!!!!!" The acting sucked. The main character did all right, but even he was trying too hard. The rest of the cast was the worse but maybe you can blame that on the lame dialogue, which brings me to the horrible writing. The writing; "you got to be kidding me." The characters were just as weak as the dialogue. And why all these films supposedly portraying black American life is usually with a wedding in them? I can go on and on. The bottom line, this movie is "whack!" Out of ten stars I gave this film 1 (awful) and I grade it with a big, fat, red "F!"
6 Reviews
Are you kidding me with this?
loonsntunes26 July 2005
Warning: Spoilers
No wonder people have never heard of this movie. The only laughing I did was when I laughed at how crap the acting was, how lame and sometimes unnatural the dialogue was, and how lousy the thing was over all. I mean...WHAT ARE PEOPLE THINKING??????? Good LORD! Talk about your low-budget film - realistically speaking, who would have invested in this? The only person I knew in this movie was Brian Hooks, and he's already a somewhat corny, wannabe comedian(I barely tolerate him in 'Eve'.) The others I had never heard of, and I suppose will never hear of again after the 'acting skills' - or more accurately lack thereof - displayed in this piece of work.
The woman was incredibly whiny, the supporting actors (HA! HA! What in God's name were they supporting anyway?)were unrealistically and unbelievably cheesy and STUPID...and why is that when it comes to black comedies, there must be a wedding, some display of basketball, and some annoying female complaining "Oh I want to get married, I want to get married."
And the whole thing with the main character and his 'music'? We see him press two notes on a keyboard, they show some scantily clad woman doing a horrible job of mouthing the words to some tuneless, could-as-well-be-lyric-less piece and suddenly he's some 'talented' music producer? And what about that scene where he and his friend are in some car park - which i SWEAR is the same EXACT spot they used for the basketball scene along with about 4 others - with the trunk open, and some random man walks up to him and asks to buy a CD from them, and it turns out he's some hot-shot from a record label. I mean...COME ON!!!!! What record producer do you know who just hangs around in car parks waiting for some dimwit to sell CDs out of a trunk, then almost bends over backwards to help this joker? Are you kidding me with this????????????
Oh, and let's not forget the fact that this movie has no sense of time. One day they're at the wedding, the next the couple have been broken up for like 2 months? And the whole basketball issue seemed to happen all in one day, and sometime it was supposed to be day but it obviously been after 5 when they were shooting the scene so it was kinda dark and shadows were just all over the place... I mean, SPRING FOR SOME LIGHTING APPARATUS, WOULD YOU!!?? Good LORD!!!!
I mean, I know when you're in a movie, people think it's a big deal, but if I were any of these characters, I would try to AVOID people knowing that I had any part in the writing, the producing, the directing, the acting, or even the make-up department of this film!!! If I was rating this honestly, I would give it a -50 out of 10, but unfortunately this thing doesn't go any lower than 1.
The woman was incredibly whiny, the supporting actors (HA! HA! What in God's name were they supporting anyway?)were unrealistically and unbelievably cheesy and STUPID...and why is that when it comes to black comedies, there must be a wedding, some display of basketball, and some annoying female complaining "Oh I want to get married, I want to get married."
And the whole thing with the main character and his 'music'? We see him press two notes on a keyboard, they show some scantily clad woman doing a horrible job of mouthing the words to some tuneless, could-as-well-be-lyric-less piece and suddenly he's some 'talented' music producer? And what about that scene where he and his friend are in some car park - which i SWEAR is the same EXACT spot they used for the basketball scene along with about 4 others - with the trunk open, and some random man walks up to him and asks to buy a CD from them, and it turns out he's some hot-shot from a record label. I mean...COME ON!!!!! What record producer do you know who just hangs around in car parks waiting for some dimwit to sell CDs out of a trunk, then almost bends over backwards to help this joker? Are you kidding me with this????????????
Oh, and let's not forget the fact that this movie has no sense of time. One day they're at the wedding, the next the couple have been broken up for like 2 months? And the whole basketball issue seemed to happen all in one day, and sometime it was supposed to be day but it obviously been after 5 when they were shooting the scene so it was kinda dark and shadows were just all over the place... I mean, SPRING FOR SOME LIGHTING APPARATUS, WOULD YOU!!?? Good LORD!!!!
I mean, I know when you're in a movie, people think it's a big deal, but if I were any of these characters, I would try to AVOID people knowing that I had any part in the writing, the producing, the directing, the acting, or even the make-up department of this film!!! If I was rating this honestly, I would give it a -50 out of 10, but unfortunately this thing doesn't go any lower than 1.
Very good funny romantic black film
DunnDeeDaGreat21 May 2002
Nothin 2 Lose is a urban version of the old get married or I'll leave you. Brain Hooks is very good in the lead role and he has the charisma to carry his own studio film. It's a shame this film didn't get a wide big theate release it's a very funny and heart felt film.
Surprisingly entertaining and very funny
sheiladreams11 April 2001
I happened up on this movie the other night, and it held my attention from the first moment. It has a low budget feel, but the script is so funny that it doesn't matter. It was a nice surprise to see something this funny that I'd never heard of.
Love The Movie!!
wrightkay-6536928 May 2022
Funny movie about the decision of marriage or being alone
vader128 January 2001
Peeped this late @ night Friday and found myself laughing off the couch. The decision to commit, or be a "player" Good little movie....strong language, but a definite to watch with the wife/girlfriend especially if the wedding bells could be ringing
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