Absolutely Fantastic

A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

Considering how endless the supply of horny teenager movies was in the '80s, it's not surprising when actors who would become big stars turn up in them. Consider Johnny Depp in Private Resort and Tom Hanks in Bachelor Party. Oh, and Tim Robbins in Fraternity Vacation and Kevin Bacon in Animal House. Rarer is a director who would go onto bigger and better things, which is what we have here. Curtis Hanson won hearts and minds over ten years after this film about teenagers trying to lose their virginity when he made LA Confidential, and later, 8 Mile. Losin' It is a lot better made than the majority of teen sex movies, but that is not saying a whole lot. Most of them were clearly turned out as quickly and cheaply as possible; it was not uncommon for the boom mic to make several uncredited appearances in these movies, and the lack of budget showed in other ways, like very few inner location shots: the characters may be in high school or college, but we'd rarely see the inside of a classroom. So while Losin' It has a much better director, better actors and a better budget... it really doesn't have that much going for it. There's the usual fast talking, utterly sex (and Frank Sinatra) obsessed teen, played by Jackie Earle Haley, and the also usual shy, more sensitive teen, played by Tom Cruise. There's also the sullen and aggressive Spider, played by John Stockwell, and Haley's mercenary younger brother, who joins them on their trip to Tijuana to buy illegal firecrackers he can sell across the border.They get into the usual hijinks involving hookers, cops, and trying to hit on the wrong girls. There's also an older woman who comes along for the ride to get divorced - can you guess which of the guys mentioned above she falls for?I wasn't that interested in the exploits of these characters, clichéd and simplistic as they were, past the halfway mark, but at least they spent time on the inside of buildings other than the director's house, and the boom mic didn't keep mugging for attention.

Losin' It is teen sex comedy.The setting was in 1965.It which follows four school friends namely:Woody, Dave, Spider, Wendell.They are from Los Angeles who got to travel south border of Mexico in Tijuana.They were accompanied by Kathy,a woman who plans of having a quick divorce from her husband.The LA friends and Kathy got into a lot of misadventures causing trouble.Aside from that,the LA friends made a pact to lose their virginity before their trip is over.Woody lost his when he spent the night with Kathy.Losin' It was an average teen sex comedy.The story was predictable.The laughs aren't really that funny.The acting was mediocre even from future stars,Tom Cruise,who played Woody; and Shelley Long,who played Kathy.The direction was also lacking from future Oscar-winning director,Curtis Hanson.Obviously,it also was a low-budget production as evidence by the quality of the film. The only good thing about this movie is the performance of Jackie Earle Haley,who stole the show in this film.Overall,Losin' It would have been a forgettable film if only Cruise,Long and Hanson did not achieve future success in their careers.Also,it reminded us how talented actor Jackie Earle Haley should keep getting movie roles and continue making films.

Losin' It is a crude but amusing story about some frustrated high school boys who want very much to loose their virginity. So they take a car ride to Tijuana and get into some trouble while "Losin' It". Losin' It is not a typical hollywood movie. I think it is slightly better than its rating on IMDB, but maybe not worth paying for. The title is a play on words, BTW.

This is a really bad movie. The only reason to see it is because it is early Tom Cruise, and of course he is gorgeous. I've been to Tijuana lotsa times, and let me tell you, some 16 years later, it's still a dirty, wicked city. If this movie conveys anything well, it's that.