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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 58Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanA harmless crime caper. It stars Peter Facinelli (Nurse Jackie, the Twilight series), who also wrote the script, shaping the movie to his facile, unlayered charm.
- 50VarietyRonnie ScheibVarietyRonnie ScheibThe tale of a pickpocket's redemption through love, plus a vengeance-seeking cop and assorted betrayals, Loosies weakly channels Sam Fuller's "Pickup on South Street" but without the explosive action, iconic thesping and stylistic punch.
- 50The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisThere are a couple of movies, or rather a couple of story ideas, tucked in Loosies, an amorphous, laugh-flecked drama about a New York City pickpocket that mostly comes across as a feature-length advertisement for its likable star and writer, Peter Facinelli.
- A grindhouse quality that makes Loosies almost fun in flashes. But flashes are all they are -- pleasures even more fleeting than an off-brand smoke bummed from strangers in an alley.
- 30Village VoiceNick SchagerVillage VoiceNick SchagerMichael Corrente's film is a mush of poses. The director's saga revels in cornball romance, imitation tough-guy attitude, and awkward flashbacks.
- 25Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenLoosies never establishes a consistent tone; it feels made up as it went along, and not in the electrifyingly free-wheeling fashion of, say, a Godard or Altman film.
- 20Time OutDavid FearTime OutDavid FearDirector Michael Corrente has delivered decent petty-criminal movies before - see 1994's "Federal Hill" - but every aspect here smacks of faux-street toughness at its worst.
- 20New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierRidiculous and mannered, Loosies is light-fingered but heavy-handed.
- 12New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithRomantic comedies are often as contrived and irritating as Loosies, but few feature a lead character so lacking in appeal.