SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

Sexyloutak Absolutely the worst movie.

Janae Milner Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

Calum Hutton It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

Sam Johnson I am reviewing this movie primarily in response to gushing reviews of the movie and endorsements of the director that I believe are disingenuous and may mislead the innocent film-goer into seeing a movie that is awful.A previous review of this movie that I wrote has been deleted based on a user complaint. I'm not sure why, and no explanation was offered. Taken together with the non-credible reviews of this movie, I'm wondering if the fix is in here. Is it?Losing Control is a bad movie, as 3 others and myself uniformly agreed after we saw it at a promotional screening in Cambridge, MA. We're all scientists, and are generally nice people who would like to encourage new film talent. We went to see this after all, right? In my now-deleted review I covered in more detail the problems with this movie. Now, I will be more brief. Highlights of the problems with the movie include:-- The plot is absurd, unbelievable and not particularly interesting.-- The humor in this comedy is typically not funny, and at best it's not very funny.-- The movie is constructed principally from clichés: women, men, scientists, Jews, marriage -- There are innumerable stereotypes deployed throughout, many of which are really quite offensive. Just to mention a few, the movie insults gays, men, scientists and Chinese, and many others.-- The scientific premises of the movie are outrageous and unrealistic. This is especially and unpleasantly surprising considering that the director has a PhD in a scientific field.As essentially a crowd-sourced venture, IMDb is vulnerable to manipulation. It's regrettable, and it provokes some wonder about the role of this film's writer/producer/director in this. I suppose it's naive of me to be surprised about such things.In any case, I write to warn those who are simply looking for a good movie. Good luck!

mflynch49 Knew nothing about this movie but was enticed into the theater by the offer of a Q&A with the writer/director after the movie. Wife and I thoroughly enjoyed the movie. Strong, smart female lead (when was the last time you saw a female scientist doing real science not dressed in a wet T-shirt or other inappropriate garb?) with a strong, sensitive, supportive male who is not a wimp, jerk or axe-murderer. This managed to be romantic and funny, in a real-life way, not slap-stick. There is the usual dynamic tension in relationships, with an undercurrent of something sinister going on too. The reveal is satisfying and doesn't overpower the story. I love little surprise movies like this-no hype, no big studio promoting their $250 million dud, no big star hawking it on late-night talk shows. This is a heart-felt, true-to-life-experience story that is fun to watch and talk about long after the lights come back on. Reid Scott is a young George Clooney-he has the looks and can act. If this comes to a theater near you, run to see it.

bspilly I saw Losing Control in a special screening and loved it. Very funny. Very entertaining. Miranda Kent is adorable in a young Amy Adams sort of way - and reason enough to see the movie all on her own. As an engineer I could really appreciate the scientific approach to love and romance. It gave the film a fresh take on the romantic comedy genre - which is hard to find. And all the little things were great too, like the music and opening sequence was very clever. An impressive first feature film from Valerie Weiss. I expect this will launch Valerie to the next level in her career. If you like witty, well-written comedies then do yourself a favor and see this movie!

rigogee Losing Control gets high marks from me. It is a smart romantic comedy. Funny, real characters, marvelous actors and music and it is well written and directed. The director knows romance, she has a rare comedic sense and she is funny.Scientists are often portrayed as cartoon figures. That is not the case here. The story drew me right in. I found myself fully invested in the characters and I completely enjoyed the ride. I will definitely see this film again. Miranda Kent balances the rigors of graduate school with her need to know about life, to evaluate her love life and the romantic question is Reid Scott "the one". As they say, laughter ensues.The director has accomplished a small miracle with Losing Control. She got me (!) actually interested in the science aspects of the movie. Having done that this film may well pull many women toward a field not generally considered by them. For this alone the director deserves honors, ribbons and medals.