The Loss Adjuster (2020)

Hapless Insurance Loss Adjuster - Martin Dyer - feels his life is spiralling out of control but discovers that even when you reach rock bottom, that some clouds really do have a silver lining.

Director:

Vincent Woods

Writer:

Jayney Mackie

Stars:

Joan Collins, Luke Goss, Guy Siner

5 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Joan Collins	...	Margaret Rogerton-Sykes
Luke Goss	...	Martin Dyer
Guy Siner	...	Dr. Norman Wicksteed
Vas Blackwood	...	The Pawnbroker
Martin Kemp	...	Lee Leicester
Cathy Tyson	...	Gilda
Ross O'Hennessy	...	Mr. Gimpole
Kym Marsh	...	Angie Dyer
Michelle Greenidge	...	Purdy
Poppie Boyes	...	Mimi (as Poppy Boyes)
Jon-Paul Gates	...	Security Guard
Tony O'Callaghan	...	Mr. Henderson
Lorna Fitzgerald	...	Emmaline
Dillon Mitra	...	Ike
Anete Balkena	...	Georgie

Storyline

Martin Dyer is a very ordinary man with a very ordinary life. An insurance Loss Adjuster for many years, he spends his time assessing other people's problems and ignoring his own. His wife Angie aspires to greater things and when finances hit rock bottom, she leaves him for a suave loan shark one week before Christmas. Martin is crest fallen but forced into continuing his day by the overly exuberant company secretary, who has scheduled several claims for Martin to validate. With a heavy heart, Martin sets off but his day drastically goes from bad to worse with a catalogue of extraordinary and humorous encounters with a flirtatious and rather amorous widow, a corrupt Doctor, a lascivious female escort and a dead rat. It is only at the funeral of a client that Martin has an epiphany; and with the help of his unlikely friendship with a teenage thief and perhaps a sprinkling of Christmas magic, life suddenly changes in a truly remarkable way.

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Plot Keywords:

love | 

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Taglines:

Sometimes you've got to lose it all, to find out what really matters.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-14

User Reviews

Bad acting and a plot with no sense or passion

What a shame to see a British film with a reasonable cast fail so badly. I have rarely seen a film with a plot that is so slow, weak and nonsensical. The film lacked any punch whatsoever.

The acting in the film is truly awful. The main character is so over acted it's painful and the rest of the cast give little feeling for any empathy.

Some of the scenes tried to be dramatic and poignant but failed miserably, as did the point of the whole story. Even the twist at the end was so obvious it was telegraphed.

Details

Official Sites:

offcial released trailer

Country:

UK

Release Date:

1 December 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Loss Adjuster

Filming Locations:

North London, England, UK

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,339

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pink Flamingo Films, The Loss Adjuster Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min