I have to say, I honestly hate those roommates of Paul's lol! They would be the sort of roommates you wouldn't want to be spending the night with. I really think they are mostly the losers in this situation. I feel sorry for their parents. Although I really have to give credit to the actors who played the three guys!Before I saw this film, I only knew Jason Biggs from the American Pie series and Christ he was a bit sleazy even for a dirty movie. Now that I have seen this film, I realized he really did a great job on playing an awkward sweet character. I was so happy when he finally let his heart out in getting back at the three stooges and the horrible teacher. Heck I'm so delighted himself and Dora passionately kissed!I was so glad that legends Dan Aykroyd, David Spade and Greg Kinner appeared like it was great to see them involved in the project! Watch this film, it's really good :)

Even though this was made in 2000 you can clearly see the very ugly and rather pretentious hair styles from the 1990s. Poor acting, sick jokes that are supposed to come off as "Dark Humor" but rather instead come off as some mentally dark diarrhea. Bad acting, a terrible script, a desperate cling to the 1990's styles that were already fading away by 1998 and a persistent eyesore of clothing style. Besides the aesthetics of the "creepy stalker hair" that make their heads shaped like hairy penises this movie had a weak premise to begin with. What might have been a feel good romantic comedy is a rather dull pencil. The dark parts were meant to bring the "dark comedy humor" into this film but fell short as it was out shined by the manic-depressive bi-polar contradictions and oxymoron writing of hacks that just could NOT MELD the darkness with the light. At times it was too light and come off as bleaching out of the dark humor. And likewise the darker aspects shat all over the light whimsy they so failed at. Poor character development, bad choices in actors, terrible script, and an inability for the creators to notice that the 1990's had actually ended culminates in this cranked out film that was clearly made to fill seats and obtain what little profits they can benefit from hipsters stuck in the 1990s. How they got a big name (well once big name) like Dan Aykroyd to accept a role in this toilet paper movie is beyond me. Let alone his willing to actually stay with the movie once having read the script and seen the terrible filming. However this was when his over all popularity was slipping so I'm guessing he was in it to appeal to younger audiences at the time. Though by 2000 this would have appealed to the aging mid 20-somethings that had failed out of college 5 times and had returned to college still spotting the homely hair styles from 1995. This film would appeal to them as they spend a night out at the movie theater desperate to pretend that it's still their earlier college years from the previous decade. It must be hard for those actors after all this time to come to the hideous realization that not only did their acting stink but their outrageously crappy hair styles are now immortalized forever on film. Those puke looking bangs and shaved up tight necklines that shape their heads like some sort of melting-penis phallic symbols is now an immortal embarrassment for them. Their bad & outdated taste in both clothing and hair styles for 2000 is a tribute and exasperation of the films terrible writing, plot, and half backed development. Even if I didn't spend that much time criticizing the god awful hair styles it is a symbol of the ignorant and out of of ideas writing for the time. Heck even by 1999 there were fantastic films being made like The Matrix. Times were changing from music to clothing styles, from hair styles to shoes. But this movie lingers like one of those old moldy hot dogs at a corner store rotisserie that no one wants anymore because it's past it's prime yet remains past it's expiration date. Not judged simply because it's old or out of date but it is now without flavor, devoid of any nutrition or value of any kind, and the simple site of looking at it will make you feel sick even without ingesting it. The title of this movie is meant to be self explanatory but is also rather Ironic.

Paul Tannek is a small-town boy who is accepted into New York University.But for someone like Paul it's really hard to fit in.But he meets this girl, Dora Diamond, he really likes.The only problem is she's involved with her professor.Loser (2000) is directed by Amy Heckerling.Jason Biggs, who had one big hit under his belt at that time (American Pie) is the right guy to play Paul.The chemistry thing works between him and Mena Suvari, who's also known from American Pie franchise.Greg Kinnear is great as Professor Edward Alcott.Dan Aykroyd is terrific as Mr. Tannek.There are also lots of cameos by some pretty known names in this movie.Colleen Camp plays Homeless woman.Andy Dick is Another City Worker.Steven Wright is Panty Hose Customer.Brian Backer plays Doctor.Alan Cumming is himself/Emcee.David Spade plays Video Store Clerk.Then the band Everclear is seen there.You can hear them on the soundtrack department.And there's also Teenage Dirtbag by Wheatus, which was a pretty big hit at the time.Then there's a song by The Offspring.The song is Pretty Fly (For A White Guy).Remember? And there's stuff by Blink 182, Bloodhound Gang and Foo Fighters.This is certainly not the worst in the category of teen flicks.I liked the character of Paul and the crush it portrayed he had on Dora.Give this movie a chance.

Jason Biggs stars as the "Loser" a freshman trying to fit in at New York University. It has the usual likable loser who gets stuck around jerks and tries to win over a girl. It's been done many times before and it's been done better.Written and directed by Amy Heckerling, this is her first film since "Clueless" (1995). It only has a few funny lines and relies on popular music to make it entertaining. It has very little of the ascorbic wit Heckerling has shown in her other films. The best character was Greg Kinnear as the unscrupulous college professor with great banter. Biggs is his usual likable awkward self. Mena Suvari plays 'the girl' and as usual for Suvari she comes across as annoying and not nearly as smart as her character is supposed to be.If you are looking for the next "Clueless" check out "I Could Never Be Your Woman" (2007) it better matches Heckerling's potential. Or for a better version of this "Loser" genre, watch "She's Out of My League" (2010) or "Sydney White" (2007).